Why the world can’t afford to blink The report recalls that during his presidential campaign, Trump made stopping the war a central rallying cry, invoking his relationships with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin — ties he claimed were established during his first

So much for Donald Trump’s “force of personality” forcing Russian President Vladimir Putin to prove he wants to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian forces are bracing for another major frontline assault from Russia after learning of a large build-up of pre-battle troops in the north east.

Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about creating a buffer zone are evidence of the Russian Federation's aggression, said Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Kyiv reacts to Vladimir Putin’s decision to create a "buffer zone" on the border with Ukraine. "Putin has been and remains the only reason the killing continues", stated Andriy Sybiha, the head of Ukrainian diplomacy.

Vladimir Putin has said ceasefire with Ukraine is "possible" after an informative and useful phone call with US President Donald Trump that lasted two hours. The Kremlin said that Moscow is ready to work with Ukraine on a memorandum about future peace talks,

"President Trump, do you think Vladimir Putin wants peace ... was a push to get Russia to end its deadly war in Ukraine. Both Trump and Putin described the call in a positive light, with the ...

An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that the Soviet Union (USSR) allegedly still exists from a legal standpoint, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi and Head of the Center for Countering Disinformation Andriy Kovalenko.