Putin Invites Trump to Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin invited President Donald Trump to Moscow for a discussion on the future of the relationship between the two nations, and the war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited President Donald Trump to Moscow for a discussion on the future of the relationship between the two nations, and the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an “extremely productive meeting” in Alaska about winding down the Ukraine war, but he also stressed “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”

As President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met and shook hands at an airfield in Anchorage on Friday to discuss a potential peace agreement in the war between Russia and Ukraine, Trump flew a U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber over the site.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Argentina’s Javier Milei is willing to “personally collaborate” so that Ukraine finds a “just peace and reliable security guarantees.”

President Donald Trump departed Washington, DC, on Friday en route to Anchorage, Alaska, to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his war with Ukraine.

Key members of the Russian delegation arrived in Alaska overnight for the Trump-Putin talks planned to take place this afternoon.

Yuri Ushakov, an aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday that Russia’s delegation and agenda for the Alaska summit between Putin and President Donald Trump have been finalized.

Putin told senior Kremlin officials that the Trump administration is “energetic and sincere” in an apparently calculated message.

There were hugs, handshakes and backslapping all around Thursday when Ukrainian President Zelensky arrived at 10 Downing Street for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Euro leaders laid out conditions for progress on peace after a call with President Donald Trump on Wednesday.

The EU remains wedded to maximalist total victory position and warns “the path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”.

President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday the scheduling of a highly anticipated meeting between himself and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, to take place on August 15.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation on Monday with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he reinforced President Donald Trump’s position that New Delhi must cut off its purchases of Russian oil.

Vice President JD Vance said Sunday the White House is seeking to arrange a meeting between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, as Trump prepares to meet with Putin later this week.

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Monday signed a decree to give Ukraine another $2 million in humanitarian aid, predominantly for much-needed electrical equipment.

A meeting in Britain between U.S. Vice President JD Vance, UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and representatives from Kyiv made “significant progress” towards ending the war in Ukraine.

European leaders urged more “pressure” on Russia overnight Saturday, after the announcement of a Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine raised concern that an agreement would require Kyiv to cede swathes of territory.

Ukraine won’t give up land to Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned early on Saturday, hours after Washington and Moscow agreed to hold a summit in a bid to end the war.

The views of Ukrainian citizens on what kind of end to the Russian invasion they want has totally inverted since the war began, polling finds.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited Japan this week seeking opportunities for cooperation in both politics and business, particularly investments in the reconstruction of post-war Ukraine.

Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The current mayor of the city, Matsui Kazumi, expressed alarm at growing worldwide nuclear tensions the day after Russia’s latest threat to use nuclear weapons against Europe.

Moscow says it expects Trump and Putin to meet in the coming days, but is already pouring cold water on including Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed on Monday that his troops fighting in Kharkiv had faced not just Russian invading forces but mercenaries from a variety of Asian and African countries imported into the war theater.

Ukrainiane responded to President Trump redeploying two nuclear-powered submarines “in the region”, saying the move had shut up loudmouths.

Multiple military and political officials in Ukraine, reportedly including a lawmaker from President Zelensky’s party, have been accused of corruption schemes to steal money intended for the war effort and bribery.

Even after the war ends, Russia will continue to pose a threat unless the world works to “change the Regime” in Moscow, Zelensky said.

Radical leftist President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will not behave like his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro and “wag his tail” or say “I love you” to Washington in prospective U.S.-Brazil tariff talks, Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Tuesday.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry reacted with vitriol on Monday to a new round of sanctions by Ukraine on individuals and businesses.

resident Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that he’s sending a new anti-corruption bill to Ukraine’s Parliament on Thursday, in a further attempt to defuse tensions after he approved changes to graft laws that brought a public outcry and sharp criticism from the European Union.

Russian and Italian media reported this week that Pope Leo XIV will meet with Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, envoy of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Saturday, July 26.

Thousands of Ukrainians took to the streets on Tuesday to protest a contentious law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky that severely weakened the country’s top anti-corruption agencies.

Ukrainian activists called for more protests against a law they say weakens the country’s anti-corruption bodies. The legislation has also drawn rebukes from European Union officials and international rights groups.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine announced on Monday that it had plans to open four new embassies in Latin America by the end of the year and over ten new consular offices in Europe – in part at the expense of Ukraine’s embassy in Cuba.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday renewed his offer to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

Russia unleashed one of its largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in recent months, killing two and wounding 15, including a 12-year-old.

On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends First,” U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker stated that “It’s very clear that President Zelensky is ready to make a deal and has expressed that.” And whether or not

Svyrydenko taking on new role as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reshuffles the Cabinet in a bid to energize a war-weary nation.

Russian forces launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine on Wednesday, with targets including Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte revealed in conversation with President Donald Trump on Monday that the Russian government sabotaged peace talks with Ukraine in May by sending a historian to meticulously document the history of Russia beginning in 1250.

President Donald Trump announced what NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called a “really big” agreement to ship weapons to Ukraine on Monday, and a threat to sanction countries that do business with Russia if dictator Vladimir Putin does not end his invasion in 50 days.
