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Trump, Putin speak for more than 2 hours amid hopes for ceasefire progress in Ukraine
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than two hours Monday, after the White House said ...
Peace breakthrough unlikely as Putin declines to meet Zelenskiy in Turkey
By Tom Balmforth, Vladimir Soldatkin and Huseyin HayatseverISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) -Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a ...
Trump Hands Putin a Win With Retreat From Ukraine Peace Talks
European leaders took heart when President Donald Trump called for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine and threatened new sanctions on Russia. A phone call with Vladimir Putin on Monday revealed those hopes ...
Zelensky says Putin was ‘afraid’ to come to Turkey for ceasefire talks
Neither Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky or Russian President Vladimir Putin are attending peace talks in Istanbul ...
Putin's no-show in Turkey throws Ukraine talks into disarray
By Tom Balmforth and Vladimir Soldatkin ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a second-tier team of ...
Zelenskyy slams Putin’s absence in Turkey for peace talks
Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for ...
‘There’s a chance Putin’s overplaying his hand’ : Amb. Richard Haass on the high-stakes phone calls to end the war in Ukraine
Richard Haass, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about what he’s ...
Live updates: Trump talks with Putin, Zelensky; reconciliation bill clears key House hurdle
President Trump opened his week with high-stakes phone calls on the war in Ukraine. Trump first spoke with Ukrainian ...