Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, in the Kremlin. The meeting was confirmed by Putin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, who announced the diplomatic engagement between the two leaders' representatives in a statement to Interfax,

Before Russia launched its overnight attacks, US President Donald Trump accused Volodymyr Zelensky of harming peace negotiations. After the Ukrainian president said Kyiv would not recognise Russian control of Crimea, Trump said the condition was "very harmful" to peace talks.

Preparations are currently underway for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov in an interview with Le Point. When asked about the conditions for a Trump-Putin meeting,