Meanwhile the US president says Europe should provide the security guarantees after any ceasefire deal with Russia.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's view that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the United States and Russia is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's own assessment.

President Trump hosted United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday for discussions focused on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Trump said he is still going forward with his threat of tariffs on Mexico and Canada next week because he was not satisfied with their leaders deterring alleged drug trafficking i

Latvia's foreign minister warns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.

The speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Friday that Britain would have to return Moscow money that London had decided to illegally gift to Ukraine to fund Kyiv's military.

Russia signed at least five treaties guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Russian annexation of Ukrainian regions violates these agreements. It is also illegal under international law,

Russia’s newest envoy has made his opening gambit: offer up the prospect of lucrative business deals to Elon Musk and Donald Trump.