The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russia was preparing for contacts with the United States to get details about U.S. talks with European powers and Ukraine on a possible peace settlement to end the Ukraine conflict.

Donald Trump still doesn’t seem to have learned a thing about the Russian dictator he calls a friend. He’s tried all kinds of contradictory gambits in pursuit of peace in Ukraine: welcoming Vladimir Putin in Alaska,

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, has said his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy refuses to discuss territorial

MS NOW host Rachel Maddow said the Kremlin is running the United States' foreign policy in an interview on "The Late Show" with host Stephen Colbert. "You know, Russia is a podunk country," Maddow said to Colbert.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) called President Donald Trump’s recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin a “disaster,” claiming that it resulted in the Russian leader getting “everything he wanted.” “That meeting was a disaster.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said European elites are hoping the 2026 US midterm elections will shift power in Washington and increase pressure on President Trump. Speaking at his annual “Direct Line” press conference,

The Oman-flagged tanker Qendil was hit in neutral waters off Crete, sustaining heavy damage. The vessel was empty and en route from India’s port of Sikka to Russia’s Ust Luga terminal. Ukraine’s SBU security service said the operation involved “multi-stage” measures but gave no details.

Vladimir Putin has said Russia wants its most hardline demands to form the basis for any peace talks with Ukraine and expressed confidence his forces will keep advancing on the battlefield nearly four years into his invasion.