Russian President Vladimir Putin is attempting to convince US President Donald Trump to abandon his plans to lower global oil prices. If this happens, Putin will be unable to finance his war against Ukraine,

Zelenskyy made these comments during an interview with Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for the newspaper Il Foglio. “I'm still very curious about what [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin and [former U.S.

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.

President Donald Trump has taken a harder line with Russian President Vladimir Putin than many in Ukraine expected, pressuring him to reach a deal with Ukraine to end the war.

Shoigu, who leads the Kremlin's security council, told Tass, "Amid increased conflict behavior and intensified geopolitical rivalry, global risks of a military confrontation between large players, including nuclear powers, are heightening," specifically identifying Western countries as major players.

Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine.

Thursday President Trump called on OPEC to lower global oil prices ... Trump has taken a harder line with Russian President Vladimir Putin than many in Ukraine expected, pressuring him to reach ...

The head of state revealed that before the Russian invasion, he personally asked then-President Joe Biden and his administration to take preemptive actions, such as imposing sanctions on Russia, as Russian troops and tanks amassed at Ukraine's borders.

As the war in Ukraine approaches the three-year mark, Russia has stepped up its air attacks, sending dozens of drones almost every night. View on euronews

The OPEC+ group of leading oil producers is set to discuss President Donald Trump's efforts to raise U.S. oil production and take a joint stance on the matter, Kazakhstan said on Wednesday.