A senior U.S. official said Trump had not agreed to meet Putin but could be open to the idea because the 80-year-old president is desperate to broker an end to the war. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump frequently claimed he would end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within “one day” of returning to the White House in January 2025.

MOSCOW, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has backed a government reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, state news agencies reported on Monday, citing the Kremlin.

Divisions on Ukraine have so far made that impossible, even though the radical Right was largely united in its praise for Putin before the invasion. Telegraph analysis of data from the Chapel Hill Expert Survey found that, of 44 hard-Right parties from 25 European countries, 54.5 per cent wanted a closer relationship with Russia.

Russia has reaped a diesel deal and an increase in U.S. pressure on Ukraine as President Trump’s political needs align with his longstanding inclinations toward Russia.

A new report reveals a growing number of anti-Putin Russians are working from inside the country to sabotage the Kremlin.

NATO’s deputy commander in Europe is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming increasingly reckless as the war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies

Journalist and Russia analyst Julia Ioffe lays out how Vladimir Putin might be trying to exploit the current divide between the U.S. and Ukraine over striking Russian oil refineries.

The Republican president’s stated rationale for blocking sanctions on Russia doesn’t make a lot of sense. So what’s the actual explanation?