Putin, Trump and Ukraine

Trump, Putin signal they'll have a phone call soon. What will they talk about?
Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.
Putin Says War in Ukraine Might Not Have Happened Had Trump Been President
President Donald Trump has said multiple times that the war in Ukraine would have never broken out had he been in office.
Putin says he and Trump should meet to discuss Ukraine and energy prices
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that he and Donald Trump should meet to talk about the Ukraine war and energy prices, issues that the U.S. president has highlighted in the first five days of his new administration.
Putin claims ‘Ukraine crisis’ may have been averted if Trump was president
I would say they are pragmatic and trusting relations. I can’t help but agree with him that if his victory had not been stolen in 2022, then maybe there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022.
Putin 'Ready' to Talk to Trump, Kremlin Says
Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.
Putin ‘open for talks’ with Trump over Ukraine war and calls for leaders to meet
Russian president also echoes new US president’s claim conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in White House in 2022
Kremlin says Putin is ready to talk to Trump and is waiting for word from Washington
Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Putin echoes Trump's claims about Ukraine war and 2020 election
Russian President Vladimir Putin has echoed President Trump's claims about the war in Ukraine and about the Republican's 2020 election loss.
Russia Brushes Off Trump’s Threats on Ukraine
President Trump’s initial attempts to lure Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table on Ukraine have been met with what essentially amounts to a shrug. “We don’t see anything new here,
The Kremlin responds to Trump calling on Putin to make a ‘deal’ with Ukraine
The Kremlin is responding after President Donald Trump called on Russia to make a deal with Ukraine to end the conflict there. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports.
Putin praises Trump, echoes his war in Ukraine statements
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is ready for talks with the U.S. and is repeating some of President Trump's statements about the war in Ukraine. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has the details.
Europe braces for 'most extreme' military scenario as Trump-Putin 2.0 begins
Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump ...
Putin Dismisses Trump’s Sanctions Threat While Heaping New Praise on Him
Russia’s president flattered his American counterpart as “smart” and “pragmatic,” and repeated Mr. Trump’s baseless claim ...
Putin echoes Trump’s claim that conflict in Ukraine could have been avoided had he been in office
The Kremlin says a settlement in Ukraine can't be facilitated by a drop in global oil prices as U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Why won’t Trump say whether he has spoken to Vladimir Putin?
The president still won’t say whether he has had a recent conversation with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. It’s not clear why he ...
Putin says he’s open to meeting with Trump: Russian TV
Russian President Vladimir Putin said during an interview that he is open to meeting with President Trump to discuss topics ...
Ahead of the expected Trump-Putin call, each side stakes out its position
Kremlin hard-liners are calling for the dismemberment of Ukraine, while Trump is threatening new sanctions if Putin doesn’t ...