Trump-Putin conversation

Trump touts 'very good' phone call with Russian dictator about Ukraine and Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he had a "very good conversation" with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters wrote on March 10.

10 March, 09:04 AM

Dmitriev offers 'Putin–Trump tunnel' idea to Musk

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, appealed to Elon Musk with the idea of building a tunnel from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Strait in his post on X, published on Oct. 16.

17 October 2025, 12:01 PM

Kremlin responds to Trump’s disappointment over Putin call

Spokesman for the Kremlin regime Dmitry Peskov claimed that Moscow takes U.S. President Donald Trump’s statements “extremely seriously,” according to the Russian state-controlled outlet RBC.

4 July 2025, 06:22 PM

Putin sends warning to Trump with massive attack on Kyiv — Center for Countering Disinformation

Russia deliberately carried out a massive air attack on Kyiv just hours after the phone call between Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Center for Countering Disinformation Chief Andrii Kovalenko wrote on July 4.

4 July 2025, 12:43 PM

Trump admits zero progress with Putin on ending Ukraine war

“No progress” was achieved on a ceasefire in Ukraine in a phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump said while speaking with journalists at Andrews Air Force Base on July 3.

4 July 2025, 07:17 AM

Trump: Strikes on Russian airfields gave Putin excuse to bomb Ukraine

Ukraine “created the pretext” for a massive Russian assault by launching drone strikes on airfields inside Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump said on June 6.

7 June 2025, 02:55 PM

Trump steps back from Ukraine peace push after Putin phone call

U.S. President Donald Trump, who repeatedly vowed to end Russia’s war against Ukraine within 24 hours, is now retreating from that promise, The Washington Post reported on May 22 after analyzing shifts in his public rhetoric.

23 May 2025, 11:40 AM

Germany's DM Pistorius slams Trump's diplomacy with Russia

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius believes US President Donald Trump failed to assert his influence in negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Deutschlandfunk outlet wrote on May 21.

21 May 2025, 12:40 PM

Medvedev revives Kremlin’s surrender demands, dismisses Ukraine’s sovereignty

Senior Russian officials are still denying Ukraine’s sovereignty and the legitimacy of its president, government, and Constitution, the Institute for the Study of War said in a May 20 report, despite dictator Vladimir Putin’s recent attempts to signal interest in peace negotiations to end the war.

21 May 2025, 10:18 AM

Trump-Putin call looms over fate of Ukraine war

The most pivotal battle in Russia’s war against Ukraine is unfolding not on the front lines but for the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump, British journalist Matthew Chance wrote in a CNN article published May 19.

19 May 2025, 12:56 PM

Trump faces uneasy choices on Russia’s war as his 'compromise strategy' is failing

The time is approaching for the US to reassess its goals and priorities in the Russia-Ukraine war, senior analytic at Come Back Alive Foundation Mykola Bielieskov wrote on Facebook on April 16.

23 April 2025, 02:00 PM

Trump-Putin call exposes Russia’s unwillingness to compromise – Kallas

Phone conversation between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin demonstrated that Russia has no intention of making any concessions, the EU High Commissioner Kaja Kallas said, Reuters reported on March 19.

19 March 2025, 02:30 PM

Trump-Putin Ukraine ceasefire deal shrouded in contradictions and Russian twists

There is a significant discrepancy in the U.S. and Russian statements on a temporary Ukrainian-Russian long-range energy infrastructure strikes moratorium agreed by President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during their March 18 phone call the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported the same day.

19 March 2025, 12:00 PM

Scholz urges Bundestag to recognize war in Ukraine as an ‘emergency’

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on the country’s parliament to pass a resolution recognizing Russia’s war against Ukraine and its consequences for Europe as an “emergency” in his speech, published on X on Feb. 13.

14 February 2025, 09:02 AM

Zelenskyy, not Trump, must negotiate Ukraine’s future – Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that only Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has the authority to negotiate peace on behalf of Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 13.

14 February 2025, 08:14 AM

U.S. may be playing complex diplomatic game after Trump-Putin call - CCD

What the United States is now doing can be described as strategic ambiguity in diplomacy, Andriy Kovalenko, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation head wrote on Telegram on Feb. 13.

13 February 2025, 01:17 PM

Trump reaffirms Putin conversation, dodges key details on Ukraine peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed his conversation with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but failed to provide specifics on what, if anything, had been agreed upon, Reuters reported on Feb. 10.

10 February 2025, 10:25 AM

Putin open to talks, waiting for Trump’s move

Russian President Vladimir Putin is open to communication with U.S. President Donald Trump, the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, Russian propagandist news agency RIA Novosti wrote on Jan. 24.

24 January 2025, 02:30 PM

Trump to inherit robust Ukraine policy from Biden - US State Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump's administration will inherit the strongest possible position in foreign policy, particularly regarding Ukraine, after Trump’s inauguration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told CBS News on Jan. 12.

13 January 2025, 09:31 AM

Peskov avoids comment on Trump’s threats to strike Moscow

The Kremlin prefers not to disclose the details of high-level discussions, BBC reported on Oct. 21.

21 October 2024, 04:47 PM

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