Vladimir Putin is demanding that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of the country, three sources familiar with top-level Kremlin thinking told Reuters.

Vice President JD Vance has expressed fondness for how “soft-spoken” Russian President Vladimir Putin is compared with media portrayals. Speaking to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham, Vance, who berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office in February for failing to be sufficiently thankful for U.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held crucial discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, addressing bilateral trade relations and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict during hour-long meeting at the Kremlin.

Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

The story quickly went viral in Russia, and on August 13, one of the journalists called Warren, informing him that the story had even caught the eye of Vladimir Putin and that he wanted to gift him a new Ural motorcycle and sidecar, valued at roughly $22,000.

On Wednesday, the “Morning Joe” host broke from other left-leaning voices as he argued that it’s Trump – not Putin – who holds the power.

Republican lawmakers have been overwhelmingly complimentary of President Donald Trump meeting with Vladimir Putin and attempting to put the Russian leader in a room with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy handed Donald Trump a letter for his wife, Melania, days after she delivered a note to Russian President Vladimir Putin

The French president was among the European leaders who visited the White House to present a united front in support of Ukraine.