On 5, Bloomberg published transcripts of two phone calls involving Yuri Ushakov, a top aide to the Russian president — one with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and another with Vladimir Putin’s special envoy,

Seth Meyers has a recommendation for Vladimir Putin on who he should look to for pointers on how to sweet-talk President Donald Trump instead of special envoy Steve Witkoff. A call between Witkoff and top Vladimir Putin aide Yuri Ushakov was leaked on Tuesday,

MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discuss the situation in the Middle East, including developments in Gaza, Iran’s nuclear program, and Syria, in a phone call, the Kremlin says. Putin initiated the phone conversation with Netanyahu, according to the Israeli readout.

Witkoff advised Ushakov that Putin should call Trump to congratulate him and praise Trump for the Gaza peace deal.

This is a major problem. And one of the many reasons why these ridiculous side shows and secret meetings need to stop."

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed developments in Asia in a rare phone call on Saturday, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the Kremlin con

Netanyahu's office said that "the conversation took place at the initiative of President Putin and followed a series of previous conversations, which dealt with regional issues"