Reuters reported on Tuesday that Trump administration officials are discussing the likelihood that a peace deal to end the Ukraine war will not be reached within the next few months and are drafting plans to increase pressure on both Russia and Ukraine. US officials...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Russia couldn't accept US proposals on ending the Ukraine war in their current form since they do not address the root causes of the conflict. Ryabkov said Moscow hasn't seen the US send a "clear...
President Trump said on Sunday that he was "pissed off" at Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned he could hit Russia with "secondary tariffs" on its oil if a peace deal to end the Ukraine war isn't reached. Trump said he was unhappy with Putin questioning...
French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a potential European military force he envisions being deployed to Ukraine as part of a peace deal could "respond" to Russian attacks, a scenario that would risk nuclear war. "If there was again a generalized...
On Thursday, Ukraine and Russia traded massive drone attacks amid talks the US has been holding with both sides on reaching a ceasefire. One Ukrainian attack hit an airfield deep inside Russia that houses Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers. The attack on the...
President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and the two leaders agreed to an "energy and infrastructure ceasefire" in Ukraine as a first step toward a lasting peace, the White House said in a readout of the call. "The leaders agreed that the...
White House envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday that President Trump will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week to discuss the potential for a ceasefire in Ukraine. "The two presidents are going to have a really good and positive discussion this week,"...
Updated on March 13, 2025, at 5:23 pm EST Russian President Vladimir Putin has signaled that he's open to a ceasefire in Ukraine but that he has "questions" about the 30-day US-Ukraine proposal that need to be discussed. "The idea itself is the right one, and we...
Valery Gerasimov, Russia's highest-ranking military officer, said on Wednesday that Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk Oblast have been encircled and are now isolated amid reports that Ukrainian forces have begun to evacuate the Russian region. Ukraine launched a...
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia was waiting for the details of the talks between the US and Ukraine that were held in Saudi Arabia a day earlier before responding to the proposed 30-day ceasefire. "Yesterday, both Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National...
