Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Trump administration was making "sincere" efforts toward ending the war in Ukraine, comments that came a day before the two leaders hold a highly anticipated summit in the US state of Alaska. "The current...
Trump Says ‘Land Swapping’ Required for Peace in Ukraine
President Trump said on Monday that there will be "land swapping" between Russia and Ukraine as part of a potential peace deal and pushed back on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's public rejection of ceding any territory to Moscow. "I was a little bothered by...
Russia Says Putin-Trump Meeting Will Happen in the ‘Coming Days’
Russia confirmed on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon hold a face-to-face meeting with President Trump, and an aide to the Russian leader said that it will happen in the "coming days." Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov said that Russia was "beginning...
Trump-Putin Meeting Could Happen Next Week
A White House official has told ABC News that President Trump is open to holding a face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that it could happen as soon as next week. The news came after US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow. The White...
Russia Says It’s No Longer Bound by Moratorium on Deployment of INF Missiles
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Moscow was no longer bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of missiles that were previously banned by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, which the US withdrew from in 2019. The INF...
Russia Downplays Trump’s Comments on Nuclear Submarines, Cautions Against ‘Nuclear Rhetoric’
The Kremlin on Monday downplayed President Trump's recent announcement that two US nuclear submarines were being deployed to "appropriate regions" in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. According to Russia's TASS news agency, Kremlin...
Trump Says Russia Now Has ’10 or 12 Day’ Deadline To End Ukraine War
President Trump said on Monday that he was giving Russia a new deadline of "10 or 12 days" to end the war in Ukraine and said he was no longer interested in speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I’m going to make a new deadline of about 10 — 10 or 12 days...
Russia and Ukraine To Hold Another Round of Peace Talks
Russian and Ukrainian officials are set to hold another round of peace talks this week amid heavy fighting across the frontline in Ukraine and as the two sides continue to trade major drone attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that the talks will...
Russia Reaffirms Nuclear Doctrine Amid Rumors That the US Could Provide Ukraine With Longer-Range Weapons
On Wednesday, the Kremlin reaffirmed Russia's nuclear doctrine amid rumors that the US may provide longer-range weapons to Ukraine to strike targets deeper inside Russia, although President Trump has denied that he was considering such a move. "The nuclear doctrine...
Russia Says Trump’s Threat To Impose Tariffs in 50 Days Is ‘Unacceptable’
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Tuesday rejected President Trump's threat to impose a 100% tariff on Russia and its trading partners if the war in Ukraine doesn't come to an end within 50 days. "Certainly, above all, we note that any attempts to put...