Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed drills of the country’s strategic nuclear forces that featured practice missile launches

The BBC's Russia editor says Trump's decision to call off his Putin talks and impose oil sanctions will not go down well in Moscow.

A preparatory meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was also canceled.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are no longer meeting in Budapest as was announced just last week.

At least six people were killed overnight shortly after President Donald Trump said he didn't "want to have a waste of time" holding a summit with the Russian leader.

President Donald Trump does not plan to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the immediate future, a White House official tells Fox News Digital.

Vladimir Putin faces a logistical problem in traveling to the Donald Trump meeting in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss ending the Ukraine war.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

DONALD Trump’s crunch talks with Vladimir Putin are at risk of collapsing after a meeting between their aides was mysteriously cancelled. US secretary of state Marco Rubio was due to meet