Since 2023, Russian high schools have been using a single, standardized history textbook, co-authored by Putin aide Vladimir Medinsky, which reframes figures like Stalin and Gorbachev and the war in Ukraine to foster patriotism.

The Kremlin announced that the next round of Ukraine peace talks will take place in Switzerland next week, with Vladimir Medinsky leading Russia’s delegation.

An Austrian expert suggests that Russia sending Vladimir Medinsky to negotiations indicates a lack of serious intent for a genuine peace process, implying the Kremlin believes a military victory is possible.

Ultraconservative historian Vladimir Medinsky is once again leading Russia's delegation in US-brokered peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Geneva.