Russian President Vladimir Putin told a state-run TV channel: "We would be ready to offer [cooperation] to our American partners."

Asked by press this week if he'd describe Russian leader Vladimir Putin as a 'dictator', US President Donald Trump appeared to clam up. "I don't use those words lightly," he replied following an awkward pause. "I think that we're gonna see how it all works out.

Some might naively call these leaders "authentic" for saying and often doing what they believe. But thats not the whole story.

President Donald Trump hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House, where they discussed the status of Ukraine-Russia peace talks.

Trump said Tuesday he would probably meet Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine's concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in a statement on the Senate floor marking the third anniversary of the war in Ukraine accused President Trump of “siding” with Russian President

Asked in the Oval Office if he would characterise Vladimir Putin as a 'dictator', Donald Trump said: 'I don't use those words lightly' - despite branding President Volodymyr Zelensky the same

A survey by the independent Chronicles research project showed expectations were high for Trump to make a difference in the war.

J udged by the din of Russian propaganda and the despair among Europeans, Vladimir Putin has never been closer to winning his war on Ukraine. Yet three years after his invasion started on February 24th,