Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov assured us that the Russians were ready for discussions. During the Friday ceremony confirming Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior,

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Friday that he is engaging in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. He mentioned that they "will do something significant," although he did not provide specifics.

In his first major remarks on Ukraine after re-entering the White House, the US president urged Putin to “settle now and stop this ridiculous war” or face intensified sanctions, taxes and tariffs, adding: “We can do it the easy way, or the hard way.”

Russia has responded to the United States President, Donald Trump's warning that he will impose tariffs and sanctions if Moscow does not "make a deal"

Kremlin indicates it sees nothing new in President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) (Reuters) - Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he was open to discussions with US President Donald Trump on issues such as the Ukraine conflict and energy prices, and said it would be a good

A Russian delegate at the UN has replied to Donald Trump after the US president told Vladimir Putin to “stop this ridiculous war” in Ukraine. Writing in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, Trump said Russia’s economy was stalling so it was time to agree to a peace deal – or face increased taxes, tariffs and sanctions from America.