Vladimir Putin
Zelenskyy wants U.S. to hit Russia with ‘maximum’ sanctions if it refuses a ceasefire
Ukraine's president said he hopes the U.S. applies "maximum additional sanctions" on Russia if it refuses to accept a 30-day ceasefire, describing the Russian leader's "bravado" as a stalling tactic.
A Putin aide rejects Trump’s 30-day Ukraine ceasefire proposal
As U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff enters talks in Moscow on a Trump administration proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine, an adviser to the Russian president rejected the idea.
1 thing that upended years of U.S. foreign policy — and other big Trump developments
Three years after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., in a split with its European allies over the war, sided with Russia at the U.N.
Trump and Macron meet in Washington as Europe pleads for continued help for Ukraine
In a conversation between President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office Monday, the two leaders seemed friendly even then they appeared far apart on the war in Ukraine.
GOP senators fact check Trump’s Ukraine rhetoric, while still backing his strategy
Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.
European leaders scramble ahead of Trump’s Ukraine summit with Putin
European leaders were hopeful they could work with the Trump administration on the Ukraine war and other issues. But comments last week by several U.S. officials have poured cold water on such hopes.
After Trump announced talks with Russia, Vance speaks to European allies
In his second big speech in Europe this week, the vice president will address the Munich Security Conference, days after President Trump said he would start talks with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Russia releases American teacher Marc Fogel from prison
National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Fogel was released in what he called "an exchange" with Russia and was on his way back to the United States. Terms of the exchange were unclear.
Trump wants a quick end to the Ukraine war. That’s a tall order
The war has reached a critical point. A real peace seems unlikely, but a ceasefire is possible, most experts agree. The question is whether it can be achieved without placing Ukraine in further peril.
