Russia complicating end to war, Zelensky says
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Russia’s Ministry of Defence said that between 11:00 and 14:00 Moscow time today (09:00 and 12:00 BST), 10 Ukrainian drones were “intercepted and destroyed” across Russia. Eight were in the Belgorod region and two in Krasnodar Territory, southern Russia.
US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the war in Ukraine.
President Donald Trump supports Russian leader Vladimir Putin's proposal for Moscow to take full control of the Donbas and freeze the front lines elsewhere for a deal with Ukraine.
Evacuees at a shelter in eastern Ukraine reacted angrily to talk that land that has long been theirs could be given to Russia in exchange for peace.
President Donald Trump will host Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy after rolling out the red carpet during his meeting with Russia’s President Putin. Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul explains why he feels the treatment of Putin demonstrated Trump’s willingness to check his values at the door,
As Trump and Putin meet in Alaska, two twin islands connected by an ice bridge in the Bering Strait are a reminder that the US and Russia's culture and history are deeply intertwined.
President Donald Trump warned that "severe consequences" lie ahead for Russia if Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to stop the Ukraine war after they meet for a high-stakes summit in Alaska on Friday.