Putin decides on a ceasefire personally Russian president Vladimir Putin has not yet decided on which dates the announced ceasefire for May 9 will be in effect. No decision has been made yet, says Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov,

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, handed Vladimir Putin a letter at the start of their meeting in St Petersburg on Monday afternoon.

Russia has offered to mediate to try to help restore calm to the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

April 26, 2026: Russian leader Vladimir Putin has caused numerous errors, driving down his support. As Russians’ rage about Putin’s moves to disable the Russian internet increases, Russian analysts are revealing more errors Putin has been making and surveys show his support declining to disastrous levels.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has complained of a growing number of Ukrainian attacks on civilian sites in Russia, pointing to recent strikes on oil storage facilities in the Black Sea city of

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Iran's president over the ​numerous civilian casualties resulting from "the armed Israeli-American ‌aggression against Iran" and called for an immediate halt to hostilities, the Kremlin said.

In March 2026, a rumor circulated online that Russian President Vladimir Putin posted (archived) on X that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu died in an airstrike. The claim spread as Iran carried out retaliatory strikes on Israel after the country ...