The U.S. and Ukraine say that they are nearing a deal on valuable mineral rights. President Donald Trump has been pushing for it in exchange continued security assistance -- as he shifts closer to ...

China came out in support of the US President Donald Trump's bid to strike a deal with Russia to end the war in Ukraine, at a ...

One year after Alexei Navalny’s death, the Russian opposition in exile is in deep crisis. Many in the democratic movement are ...

Amidst Trump’s apparent pivot toward Russia, Vladmir Putin offered the opportunity for U.S. businesses to re-engage in Russia as one of his primary bargaining chips in peace negotiations, an apparent ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his country could hold peace talks with Ukraine, but ruled out speaking directly with President Volodymyr Zelensky, whom he called "illegitimate".

So here’s a helpful analogy: Donbas. In 2014 Vladimir Putin grabbed much of Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used supposedly local separatists ...

On Jan. 22, Donald Trump — just two days after being inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president — again called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the "ridiculous ...

Mr. Putin, confident of his position on Ukraine’s battlefields despite Russia’s enormous casualties, has been trying to telegraph a wait-and-see approach to Mr. Trump.

Experts debate the effectiveness of sanctions in altering Putin's plans, given Russia's resilience. Skepticism remains about whether economic leverage alone can force a diplomatic resolution.

Teaching couldn’t be more personal for him. Thus, when President Putin’s unchecked propaganda antics threaten his noble efforts, he springs into action. Almost exclusively assembled from ...

In the interview with Russian state television on Friday, Mr Putin praised Mr Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” who is focused on US interests and said: “We believe the current president ...