There was a small Republican contingent in Congress that repeatedly sided with Russia’s wishes. Now, evidently, it’s Donald Trump’s turn.

President Donald Trump said Russian leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end Russia’s war there. Trump made the comments to reporters at a start of a meeting at the White House on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Zelensky was widely viewed in America as a Churchillian hero for putting up a surprisingly stubborn resistance to Putin’s 2022 invasion, reportedly brushing off an offer of a flight out of the country from then-President Joe Biden with the retort, “I need ammunition, not a ride.”

Critics have expressed confusion over President Donald Trump’s approach to Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguing Ukraine should be the focal point of all negotiations. “And the

Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.

As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, a union representing foreign service officers at the U.S. Agency for International Development accused the administration of failing to comply with last week’s temporary restraining order to prevent the dismantling of USAID.

U.S. sees President Vladimir Putin as a "great competitor" and "adversary" as it works to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.