Charles Means
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first heard Jul 2025
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An event scaled back amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes.
During that ceremony, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted his forces would prove victorious against an aggressive Ukraine backed by NATO, only to later suggest he remained open to diplomatic efforts to bring the war to a close.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
The Trump administration first introduced the sanctions waiver in March, part of an attempt to level out global energy prices amid the war in Iran.
The policy's extension effectively allows countries to legally purchase previously sanctioned Russian oil for the second month in a row.
The Kremlin's U.S.
envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said the move amounted to an acknowledgment of the crucial role of Russian energy in maintaining the stability of the global economy.
Dmitriev predicted more than 100 million additional barrels of Russian oil would soon reach global markets.
Critics of the U.S.
sanctions waiver say it provides the Kremlin with a windfall for its war in Ukraine in a moment when the Russian economy had otherwise been struggling.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
The Kremlin's lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, gave no explanation for the abrupt end to the meetings, described them as difficult and businesslike, and said they would continue at a later date.
Ukraine noted progress in negotiations, a view shared by White House envoy Steve Witkoff, though neither provided further details.
Negotiations have bogged down over Russian ultimatums Ukraine surrender territory, including land not controlled by Russian forces, as well as Ukraine's demands for ironclad security guarantees from the U.S.
should it even consider a deal.
Ahead of the talks, President Trump said the onus was on Kiev to make concessions, saying Ukraine better come to the table fast.
Charles Mainz, NPR News, Moscow.
Ahead of the meeting, Putin said he intended to discuss the possible use of Russian assets frozen in the West to help rebuild parts of Ukraine devastated by nearly four years of war.
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Putin's apparent offer comes amid weeks of intense Russian bombardment of Ukraine's energy infrastructure, including in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.
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The attacks have prompted charges Russia is weaponizing winter, with hundreds of thousands of people left without heat or power and sub-zero temperatures.
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