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Arcs in and about Russia from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 3,886 stories · 33,078 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 12 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs20 named arcs in 2025

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Gone quiet · 9

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20253 arcs shown · 6 more this December
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The Russia-Ukraine war: the peace talks

25 of 297 stories this December

US Envoy Witkoff Will Meet Putin in Moscow While Zelenskyy Tours Europe as Peace Efforts Press Ahead · 37 articles, Dec 1Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with US envoys · 18 articles, Dec 2Putin Says There Are Points He Can't Agree To in the US Proposal to End Russia's War in Ukraine · 10 articles, Dec 3Russia-US talks on Ukraine peace deal end without breakthrough, Putin aide says · 10 articles, Dec 3Ukraine to give new peace plans · 12 articles, Dec 6Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as talks to end war continue · 17 articles, Dec 6Zelensky to huddle with European leaders in London as Kremlin praises Trump’s new security strategy · 19 articles, Dec 8Zelenskyy will hold urgent talks with 30 countries as Trump pushes for swift peace deal with Russia · 17 articles, Dec 8Pope Leo meets Zelenskyy, calls for 'just and lasting' peace in Ukraine · 20 articles, Dec 8Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’ · 11 articles, Dec 9US proposes ‘free economic zone’ in parts of Donbas after Ukrainian pullback, Zelensky says · 6 articles, Dec 11Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to meet Zelenskyy, Europe leaders in Berlin · 10 articles, Dec 122 killed in Russia while Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is targeted as peace talks press on · 6 articles, Dec 13Zelenskyy offers to drop NATO bid for security guarantees · 12 articles, Dec 14US officials say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine security guarantees in peace talks - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 5 articles, Dec 15Russia Indicates It’s Open to Ukraine Joining EU as Part of Peace Deal to End War, US Officials Say · 7 articles, Dec 15Zelensky says peace proposals to end the war in Ukraine could be presented to Russia within days · 19 articles, Dec 16Trump says Ukraine peace deal is ‘closer than ever’ after Berlin talks, but is it? Here are the key sticking points · 12 articles, Dec 16U.S. to meet with Russian and Ukrainian teams in Miami for new peace talks · 9 articles, Dec 18Russia says talks on U.S. peace plan for Ukraine 'are proceeding constructively' · 22 articles, Dec 21Zelenskyy says he’s open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine’s industrial heartland - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 10 articles, Dec 24U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war · 7 articles, Dec 24Zelenskyy says he will meet with Trump in Florida on Sunday for talks on Ukraine security guarantees · 58 articles, Dec 26Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy · 84 articles, Dec 26Zelensky says US offering Ukraine 15-year security guarantee in latest peace plan · 33 articles, Dec 29

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Jan 1, 2024287914482
Jan 8, 2024255518379
Jan 15, 202420608311
Jan 22, 2024286715419
Jan 29, 2024305717367
Feb 5, 2024467325590
Feb 12, 202469138361304
Feb 19, 2024519721879
Feb 26, 2024366516426
Mar 4, 2024265917381
Mar 11, 2024417618512
Mar 18, 20243911520861
Mar 25, 2024308316587
Apr 1, 2024235216273
Apr 8, 2024245915333
Apr 15, 2024225821384
Apr 22, 2024357420532
Apr 29, 202421489254
May 6, 2024267814439
May 13, 2024216118372
May 20, 2024193414205
May 27, 2024184918262
Jun 3, 2024286814432
Jun 10, 2024337720514
Jun 17, 2024387323568
Jun 24, 2024205213250
Jul 1, 2024133210167
Jul 8, 2024255312283
Jul 15, 2024193015167
Jul 22, 2024246316366
Jul 29, 2024358028598
Aug 5, 2024153314160
Aug 12, 2024235611309
Aug 19, 2024145114278
Aug 26, 2024266618407
Sep 2, 2024235917383
Sep 9, 2024214315225
Sep 16, 2024346927503
Sep 23, 2024195120307
Sep 30, 2024164814219
Oct 7, 2024132513141
Oct 14, 20241019874
Oct 21, 2024224511227
Oct 28, 202413369171
Nov 4, 2024234816262
Nov 11, 2024255322362
Nov 18, 2024247724498
Nov 25, 2024235318360
Dec 2, 2024276930455
Dec 9, 2024164215232
Dec 16, 2024115314240
Dec 23, 2024267315527
Dec 30, 2024163012154
Jan 6, 2025163711172
Jan 13, 2025246121375
Jan 20, 202510161089
Jan 27, 2025163813192
Feb 3, 2025233519267
Feb 10, 2025254724341
Feb 17, 2025205816313
Feb 24, 2025276723428
Mar 3, 2025245621348
Mar 10, 2025236721413
Mar 17, 2025256118389
Mar 24, 2025195213267
Mar 31, 2025224017222
Apr 7, 2025153712196
Apr 14, 202515399196
Apr 21, 2025216217366
Apr 28, 2025204417236
May 5, 2025143215162
May 12, 2025173215181
May 19, 2025165116281
May 26, 2025214013238
Jun 2, 2025255316327
Jun 9, 202514338153
Jun 16, 202529221
Jun 23, 202598640
Jun 30, 2025113210152
Jul 7, 2025234817304
Jul 14, 2025212819214
Jul 21, 2025172813181
Jul 28, 2025257822486
Aug 4, 2025195523440
Aug 11, 2025316322511
Aug 18, 2025205421360
Aug 25, 202510319109
Sep 1, 2025103311211
Sep 8, 2025234621330
Sep 15, 202511409202
Sep 22, 2025377731547
Sep 29, 202513298134
Oct 6, 2025132413115
Oct 13, 2025143420256
Oct 20, 2025122414127
Oct 27, 2025102610122
Nov 3, 2025715885
Nov 10, 2025204316216
Nov 17, 2025357826590
Nov 24, 2025275218306
Dec 1, 202510307129
Dec 8, 20258328140
Dec 15, 202514379170
Dec 22, 2025114212248
Dec 29, 2025255521394
Jan 5, 2026335923503
Jan 12, 2026183517220
Jan 19, 20261019694
Jan 26, 202611215106
Feb 2, 2026163113168
Feb 9, 2026163214191
Feb 16, 20261318771
Feb 23, 20269339142
Mar 2, 20268211167
Mar 9, 2026122110122
Mar 16, 2026121713110
Mar 23, 2026108853
Mar 30, 2026215420325
Apr 6, 202615141185
Apr 13, 20261011638
Apr 20, 202689433
Apr 27, 202667119
May 4, 202611219103
May 11, 202614218111
May 18, 2026515453
May 25, 202657537
Jun 1, 202611228112
Jun 8, 202635522
Jun 15, 2026813769
Jun 22, 202669850
Jun 29, 2026163527260
Jul 6, 202655112601309
Jul 13, 2026469069988
Jul 20, 2026276437540
Jul 27, 2026367735767
Aug 3, 2026365938561
Aug 10, 20264396371066
Aug 17, 2026318230608
Aug 24, 2026246627396
Aug 31, 20265611334998
Sep 7, 20264111638934
Sep 14, 202662152531239
Sep 21, 20265011450939
Sep 28, 2026823873

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else273 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Russia that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 28Central African Republic votes as Touadera seeks third presidential term5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Dec 24Bomb blast in Moscow kills two police officers, days after apparent assassination of general20 articles · 20 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Dec 22Western intelligence suspects Russia is developing new weapon to target Musk's Starlink satellites15 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 19Rubio will field questions on Russia-Ukraine, Gaza and Venezuela at news conference5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Dec 13U.S. to lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus, envoy says6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 12Germany summons Russian ambassador over alleged sabotage, cyberattacks and election interference5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 11NATO chief warns European allies they could be Russia’s next target7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  8. Dec 5German lawmakers approve plan to attract more military recruits as Europe seeks to counter Russia11 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right

Stories that name Russia

  1. Dec 17– 18Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' entering and leaving Venezuela81 articles · 53 independent sources
    12 left, 13 center, 12 right
  2. Dec 16– 17Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries39 articles · 33 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 6 right
  3. Dec 13Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 2Fabergé egg fetches record $30.2 million at rare auction7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Nov 29– 30Venezuela airspace claimed to be closed53 articles · 44 independent sources
    10 left, 12 center, 12 right
  6. Nov 24Trump, Xi spoke on phone Monday to discuss trade, Taiwan and Ukraine, US and Chinese officials say13 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Nov 24– 25Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state visit later next year14 articles · 14 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 5 right
  8. Nov 20– 24The G20 summit in South Africa ends with the glaring absence of the US after Trump’s boycott22 articles · 16 independent sources
    7 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 17– 20Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files373 articles · 99 independent sources
    26 left, 55 center, 21 right
  10. Nov 16– 17Netanyahu insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of U.N. vote leaving door open10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Jul 30Oregon coast under tsunami advisory after powerful Russia earthquake7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  2. May 20Trump to unveil plans for US missile defense shield that could cost billions13 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
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