Russia and Ukraine leaders, in first talks, agree to exchange prisoners
The leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year, but left thorny questions about the region’s status for future talks.
Putin says Georgian killed in Berlin was himself a killer
Russian President Vladimir Putin said a Georgian man murdered in Berlin in August was himself a killer who took part in bloody acts on Russian soil and that Moscow’s requests for his extradition had not been heeded.
Merkel expects Russia to cooperate in dispute over killing of Georgian
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she had told Russian President Vladimir Putin in bilateral talks in Paris on Monday that Germany expects Russia to provide information for an investigation into the murder of a Georgian man in Berlin.
Putin says Moscow could appeal Russia sports ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow had grounds to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to bar Russia from major sporting events, a move he said violated the Olympic charter.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says gas transit issue ‘unblocked’ after Putin meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine and Russia had “unblocked” the issue of gas transit and the countries’ advisers would work on the details of an agreement.
Merkel says there is more work to do on Ukraine, as she cites ‘momentum’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and the leaders of France, Ukraine and Russia had given fresh momentum to efforts to restore peace to eastern Ukraine at a summit in Paris on Monday, though much work remained.
Russia’s Putin says he wants changes to Ukraine constitution
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he wanted changes to the Ukrainian constitution to give a special status to the Donbass region after the first bilateral talks with his Ukrainian counterpart in Paris.
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy calls dialogue with Putin ‘positive’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday said it was “very positive” that he had resumed dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but said many questions remained unsolved after their meeting.
France says differences remain on Ukraine on local elections calendar
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that there remained clear differences between Ukraine and Russia on the calendar for elections in eastern Ukraine, but said they hoped to reach a compromise within four months.
Mistakes, but no political bias in FBI probe of Trump campaign: watchdog
The U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog said on Monday that it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.
