On Wednesday, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for three hours as President Trump’s shortened ceasefire deadline with Ukraine approaches and new sanctions loom. According to The Hill, Witkoff was met at the Vnukovo airport by Putin’s envoy for investment and economic
Russian and Ukrainian negotiating teams will again meet in Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed, for the first such meeting since President Donald Trump set a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire to be reached. In his nightly video address on
According to a report in the Financial Times, during a July 4 call President Donald Trump privately asked his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky whether Ukraine could target Moscow and St. Petersburg if supplied with long-range weapons, saying he wanted Russians to “feel
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is meeting with President Donald Trump this week on the heels of the U.S. leader announcing plans to sell NATO allies weaponry that they can then pass on to Ukraine. Rutte will be in Washington on Monday and Tuesday to hold talks
President Donald Trump defended former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in a Truth Social post earlier this week, calling for the Brazilian Supreme Court currently trying the president to “LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!” In a lengthy post to his social media platform, Trump called the pending charges against
Is Russia’s leader on thin ice? Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said that President Trump’s “patience” with Russian President Vladimir Putin is “wearing thin” after the president had a call with the Russian leader late last week. Crawford made the comment in response to a question during an
On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a post on X that President Trump was leaving the G7 Summit early due to the conflict between Israel and Iran. Leavitt said Trump had planned to stay at the economic summit
President Donald Trump announced on Friday morning that Ukraine and Russia were completing a “major” prisoner exchange as the United States continues its push for peace between the two warring countries. The deal, which was agreed to last week, swaps 1,000 prisoners
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Turkey early Thursday for scheduled peace talks, but Russian President Vladimir Putin did not show up. Zelensky hammered the Russian delegation upon landing in Ankara, calling it a “sham.” “I don’t officially know the level of the Russians yet. But from what we
President Trump late Sunday reacted after a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian city left dozens dead. “I think it was terrible. And I was told they made a mistake. But I think it’s a horrible thing,” Trump told reporters aboard Air
