3 h. ago Putin Spurns Ukraine Ceasefire in Talks But Trump Calls It a Win

President Vladimir Putin refused to give Donald Trump the 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine he and his team had demanded on the path toward ending the three-year conflict. It was still good enough for the US president.

Events

9 h. ago Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin want Team USA to face off with Russians in hockey series

'Donald Trump supported Vladimir Putin's idea to organize hockey matches in the USA and Russia.'

Politics

11 h. ago Putin Agrees to Limit Ukraine Attacks But Won’t Commit to Truce

President Vladimir Putin committed in a phone call with Donald Trump to limit Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy assets but declined to agree to a broader 30-day ceasefire as the US had sought.

Politics

12 h. ago Call between Trump, Putin ‘going well’ as Russian leader pushes for halt of weapons deliveries to Ukraine

Putin, who met with a Trump envoy last week, has made the halt to arms supplies a prerequisite for signing up to the ceasefire

Politics

15 h. ago Trump: ‘It’s a bad situation in Russia, and it’s a bad situation in Ukraine’

Trump and Putin will hold call on ceasefire, but Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace

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15 h. ago Trump and Putin will hold a call on a ceasefire, Zelenskyy is skeptical Russia is ready for peace

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is to hold talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he looks to get buy-in on a U.S. ceasefire proposal he hopes can create a pathway to ending Russia’s devastating war on Ukraine. The White House is expressing optimism that peace is within reach even as Ukrainian […]

Events

39 h. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about the war in Ukraine

Trump disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Sunday evening

Politics

41 h. ago Kremlin Says Putin to Speak to Trump as US Pushes Ukraine Truce

The Kremlin confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to speak to President Donald Trump on Tuesday amid the US push for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

Politics

42 h. ago Putin and Trump will speak on Tuesday about war in Ukraine, Kremlin confirms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday as he pushes to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. leader disclosed the upcoming conversation to reporters while flying from Florida to Washington on Air Force One on Sunday evening. “We will see if we have something […]

Politics

4 d. ago U.S. envoy taking Putin’s comments on Ukraine ceasefire proposal to Trump, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow’s thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Putin asked Witkoff late Thursday to give additional messages to U.S. President Donald Trump, Peskov […]

Events

5 d. ago Putin agrees in principle with proposed Ukraine ceasefire but says ‘there are issues’

Putin 'is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, that he wants to kill Ukrainians,' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said

Events

1 week ago Trump Keeps Pressure on Ukraine as Putin Seen Open to Ceasefire

Donald Trump kept up the pressure on Ukraine to move ahead with a peace deal as signals emerged that the Kremlin would be willing to accept a temporary truce under certain conditions.

Events

2 w. ago Trump, Zelenskiy fail to sign Ukraine minerals deal after outburst

Zelenskiy told Trump that Ukraine would never accept a simple ceasefire with Putin's Russia to conclude the war

Politics

2 w. ago Trump says he’s confident Putin will ’keep his word’ if there’s a deal to end the war in Ukraine

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced” and he expressed confidence that Russian leader Vladimir Putin won’t press to restart the war if a truce can be reached. Trump made the comments at the start of a White House meeting with British Prime […]

Politics

2 w. ago U.K.’s Keir Starmer says ending Russia’s war in Ukraine ’can’t be peace that rewards the aggressor’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that talks to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are “very well advanced” but cautioned that there is only a narrow window to get a deal done to end the grinding war.  Trump made the comments as he hosted Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House for talks […]

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4 w. ago Rubio Says Sanctions to Stay for Now as Trump Eyes Putin Summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies that the US will keep sanctions on Russia in place at least until a deal to end the Ukraine conflict is reached, even as his boss, President Donald Trump, said he’ll probably meet Vladimir Putin to discuss a settlement before the end of February.

Politics

4 w. ago Ukraine Weighs Gas Imports Next Season to Prop Up Depleted Storage

Ukraine is considering more natural gas imports to fill the gap in its depleted storage, while Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discuss a peace deal — which could include an agreement on fuel trade — for the war-torn country.

Economics