Asked if he has already spoken directly with Putin, Trump was coy: “I don’t want to say that.” Trump has said repeatedly he wouldn’t have allowed the conflict to start if he had been in ...

Calculating and understated as ever, Mr. Putin has responded with flattery, agreeing with Mr. Trump that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine had Mr. Trump been president three years ago.

Jan. 25 (UPI) --Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine. Putin made the comments earlier in the ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including ...

In the interview Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday also echoed U.S. President Donald Trump's claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

"I think from what I hear, Putin would like to see me. We'll meet as soon as we can," Trump said at the White House on Thursday. The Kremlin said that Putin was ready to hold a call with Trump and ...

President Donald Trump had tough words for both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview that aired Thursday, threatening to ratchet up ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Friday that “the crisis in Ukraine” might have been prevented if Donald Trump was in power at the time, saying he was ready to talk with the new US ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin made his duplicitous position crystal clear on this week when he said he was “willing to negotiate with the United States about the war in Ukraine” but kept up ...

Putin says there is plenty to talk about with the US He says 'smart' Trump was real winner of 2020 election Putin says Ukraine decree prevents serious talks with Kyiv Ukraine's Zelenskiy says ...

Putin: 'We are ready for these negotiations' The comments out of Kyiv came after Putin had signaled earlier on Friday that he was open to discussing an end to his invasion of Ukraine with Trump ...

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin speaking at a conference in 2017 Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin fails to end the war in Ukraine.