Putin Breaks Down His Isolation, With a Big Assist From Trump NYT - Home Page By: Paul Sonne 1 November 2026 at 10:04 Notching wins from Washington, the Russian leader is talking with foreign leaders and could return to diplomatic center stage with possible summit meetings. Β© Pool photo by Anastasia BarashkovaPresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia during a Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow on Thursday.
European Leaders Split Over Phone Call to Putin NYT - World By: Jeffrey GettlemanοΌ Paul Sonne and Jeanna Smialek 27 October 2026 at 20:49 The diplomatic outreach was part of an effort to push talks to end the war in Ukraine, though it was not welcomed by all European leaders. Β© Pool photo by Maxim ShipenkovPresident Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Friday.