President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and set in motion arrangements for a summit at a location to be decided.

Despite Russia being banned from FIFA competitions, Trump said he thinks Putin will attend the 2026 World Cup.

Kim Jong Un held a tearful ceremony for North Korean soldiers killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine’s Kursk region and suggested it could mark the end of overseas military operations.

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.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday Russia was doing everything it could to stop a meeting between him and Vladimir Putin from taking place, while Russia's foreign minister said the agenda for such a summit was not ready.

Putin ‘setting a trap’ for Kyiv through land concession demands, EU diplomat warns - Zelensky hits out at ‘outrageous’ overnight attack involving 574 drones and 40 missiles

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.