Three years after launching his “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a looming choice. In public, he exudes optimism. He has pulled his country back from the abyss and,

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump would prematurely give the Kremlin leader a false sense of his importance. He must first earn it, stated Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.

US President Donald Trump spoke via videoconference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiitzerland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Donald Trump has warned he will impose high tariffs and additional sanctions on Russia if Vladimir Putin does not end the war in Ukraine.

The Russian leader is reportedly facing growing pressure from Russia's elite to engage in peace talks to end the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiled and waved enthusiastically to his Chinese counterpart during virtual talks on Tuesday.

Vladimir Putin has resorted to sending tanks designed in the 1950s to Ukraine to support Russian units as shortages of armored vehicles grow more acute. As the conflict approaches its third year in February,

His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect.

Domestic activity has become strained in recent months by labour shortages and high interest rates introduced to tackle inflation, which has accelerated under record military spending.

President Trump warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine quickly, or else face “high levels of taxes, tariffs and sanctions.” Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday

Trump said that China holds great power in resolving the current situation and expressed willingness to work together to end the war in Ukraine. He also said Ukraine was ready for a deal.