First lady Melania Trump, left, watches as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin welcome each other. | Photo Credit: AP Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter that calls for peace in Ukraine, having her husband President Donald Trump hand-deliver it to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their Friday (August … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (August 14, 2025) he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a deal about his war on Ukraine, and that the threat of sanctions against Russia likely played a role in Moscow’s decision to seek a meeting. Mr. Trump is scheduled to meet with Mr. Putin in Alaska … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday (August 15, 2025) for a high-stakes summit that could determine not only the trajectory of the war in Ukraine but also the fate of European security. The sit-down offers Mr. Trump a chance to prove to the world that … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday (August 12, 2025) that Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin had scored a “personal victory” by getting invited to talks with Donald Trump on U.S. soil, and that the meeting further delayed sanctions on Moscow. Mr. Zelensky also ruled out withdrawing troops from Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region as part of a … Read more
File photo of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday (August 11, 2025) that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday (August 15, 2025) in Alaska will be a “feel-out meeting” aimed at urging Russia to end the war in … Read more
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said a negotiated settlement between Russia and Ukraine was unlikely to satisfy either side, and that any peace deal will likely leave both Moscow and Kyiv “unhappy.” He said the U.S. is aiming for a settlement both countries can accept. “It’s … Read more
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (August 8, 2025) said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in the U.S. State of Alaska. He announced the meeting in a post on social meeting and said … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. File | Photo Credit: AP The Kremlin said Thursday (August 7, 2025) that a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was set for the “coming days”, with the two sides already having agreed the venue “in principle.” The summit would be … Read more
