U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

President Donald Trump seeks to arrange talks between Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Russia's Putin as drone attacks escalate, raising urgency for a potential peace deal.

After a meeting at the White House on Monday, the French president said that if there is no progress in talks, Russia should be hit with more sanctions.

Ahead of his meeting with the Russian leader last week, Trump threatened Russia with “severe consequences” if it didn’t accept a ceasefire. Afterward, he dropped that demand and said it was best to focus on a comprehensive peace deal — as Putin has pushed for.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. territory: "He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating held steady at a 40% low point for his second term in Reuters/Ipsos polling this week as the majority of respondents said he’s too friendly with Russia, though the rating is on par with his 42% average rating in his first term, according to Gallup.

Jack Schlossberg has defended his mockery of Melania Trump and questioned the first lady’s motives for writing what he called a “half-a--ed” letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin reminding him of the wartime plight of Ukraine’s children.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin wants any settlement to end the war to include giving Russia full control of the Donbas