How limited outcome of call with Trump reflects Putin’s negotiation strategy

 

The White House says Russia has agreed to a 30-day ceasefire on energy and infrastructure targets in Ukraine. This follows a lengthy phone call between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Washington has described the call as a first step towards a wider truce. Talks are set to continue 'immediately' in the Middle East. But the outcome falls far short of the general ceasefire agreed to by Ukraine last week. The Kremlin says Putin raised several 'significant points' during the call, including a request to end foreign military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine.

Trump will, with no authority hand Ukraine to Russia in the wild belief it will get him the Nobel Peace Prize. It won't.

Putin warns that Russia could use nuclear weapons

Coming of age under Putin - Young people fight for a better Russia

 

Masha and Ilya were born just as Putin came to power. Today, they are fighting for a free future. But as they struggle for democracy and justice, these two young adults repeatedly risk exactly that - their freedom.

Russia's prisons fill with Navalny supporters after mass arrests | Focus on Europe

 

Moscow's jails are so overwhelmed by arrested Navalny supporters that they're running out of space for prisoners. Many are being transported to detention centers outside of the city.

Anti-Putin protester's arrest video 'leaked to scare people'

 

Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny's arrest has sparked unprecedented street protests in Russia. With the Kremlin determined to crack down, Russian police have been targeting opposition activists across the country, as far away as Vladivostok, 4,000 miles east of Moscow.