Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said Sunday that US and Russian officials will hold another round of talks on improving relations sometime over the next week. "We are open to contacts with the American side, in particular, to address the irritants in...
On Wednesday, President Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" who has done a "terrible job" as the two leaders are trading barbs amid renewed US diplomacy with Russia. "Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked...
On Tuesday, President Trump called for elections to be held in Ukraine and said it was an idea coming from him, not the Russians. "We have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine, where the...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Ukraine will "not recognize" upcoming talks between the US and Russia and denied that his country was invited to participate. "Ukraine will not accept. Ukraine knew nothing about this. And Ukraine regards any...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Sunday that he was ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee for a potential future peace deal with Russia. "I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with...
Update on February 17, 2025, at 3:33 pm EST: Russia confirmed on Monday that the talks will be held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, February 18 Top Trump administration officials are set to travel to Saudi Arabia this week to hold talks with Russian officials to discuss...
President Trump told reporters on Thursday that he believes US military spending could eventually be cut in half and that he wants to pursue the idea as part of an agreement with Russia and China. He also said there was no reason to build new nuclear...
Ukrainian President Voldomyr Zelensky said Thursday that it was "not very pleasant" that President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin a day earlier before calling him. "We've already had three conversations with President Trump, so I don't take this...
President Trump said on Wednesday that he had a "lengthy and highly productive phone call" with Russian President Vladimir Putin and that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine would begin "immediately." The president wrote on Truth Social that he and Putin agreed "to...
President Trump said in an interview that aired on Monday night that Ukraine "may be Russian some day" when pushing his idea for a rare earth mineral deal in exchange for US support. "[Ukraine] has tremendously valuable land in terms of rare earth, in terms of oil and...
