Putin to conscript 160,000 more Russians for war with Ukraine

We have modernized [the] basic military training course and increased its duration to 1.5 months, and also introduced a mandatory adaptive period for new recruits to combat brigades. And this is giving positive results — this month we recorded a decrease in losses compared to the previous ones,

Syrskyi said

Volodymyr Zelenskyyukrainian President

According to our intelligence, Russia is preparing for new offensives in Sumy, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia regions,

Zelenskyy said last week

They are dragging out negotiations and trying to drag the U.S. into endless, meaningless discussions about fake conditions to buy time and then try to seize even more land. Putin wants to negotiate territory from a stronger position. He only thinks about war. So, our job — all of us — is defense in the broadest sense of the word,

he added

We always believe that dialogue and negotiation are the only viable solution to the Ukraine crisis. Cooperation between China and Russia does not target any third party and will not be affected by any factor from any third party,

Guo said

Dmitry Peskovkremlin spokesman

This process is time-consuming, probably due to the fact of the complexity of the substance. The president remains open to contact with President Trump,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said

If Russia and I are unable to make a deal" on ending conflict, and "if I think it was Russia's fault - which it might not be - but if I think it was Russia's fault, I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,

Trump said in an early-morning phone call with NBC News on Sunday

He's trying to back out of the rare earth deal,

Trump said, referring to negotiations over US access to critical minerals in Ukraine

There will be a 25% tariff on all oil, a 25- to 50-point tariff on all oil,

NBC News reported

That would be that if you buy oil from Russia, you can't do business in the United States,

Trump said

The Ukrainians have been putting pressure in the Belgorod border area for over a week now. They advanced to Demidovka and possibly one or two other border villages, but there's been no indication of further gains."

Emil Kastehelmi, military analyst from the Black Bird Group, said

Margarita Simonyanguest

The United States is cosplaying Russia,

Simonyan said, ... according to Russian outlet Vesti

Kirill Dmitrievsovereign wealth fund chief

Rare earth metals are an important area for cooperation, and we have certainly started discussions."

Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said per Izvestia

However, his national security concerns about Russia and China can be easily accommodated by Denmark and Greenland within the NATO context,

Williams said