6 days ago · President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Helsinki in 2018. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP file Trump has pushed back on Democrats and other critics who have accused him ...

1 day ago · The first time that Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin met in person, during a July 2017 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the Russian president used much of the time disparaging Ukraine as a corrupt, fabricated ...

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — As his White House meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart devolved into a stunning blowup, President Donald Trump leaned on a familiar refrain to explain his unique kinship with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. “Putin went through a hell of a lot with me,” Trump said Friday, raising his voice and gesturing with his hands as he recounted the long-since-concluded saga of a ...

6 days ago · Questions over President Donald Trump's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin followed him into his first presidency and hung over him for most of his term.

Feb 24, 2025 · President Trump's cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin marks a significant departure from decades of U.S. foreign policy. For years, U.S. policies have been in place to isolate Russia ...

Feb 18, 2025 · A dangerous fault line is opening as Donald Trump rushes to end the war in Ukraine. The US president craves an early political triumph to fuel his claims to a Nobel Peace Prize.

Feb 13, 2025 · President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the Ukraine war will start “immediately” after holding a “lengthy and highly productive” telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

Feb 12, 2025 · Trump says he wants to "work together, very closely" with Putin to end the war in Ukraine. He hopes they will be "visiting each other's nations".

1 day ago · She differentiated between Mr. Trump’s demand that Europe pay more for its defense, a not unreasonable request, and his embrace of Mr. Putin. Where that embrace leads, if maintained, is unclear.

Feb 13, 2025 · Trump described his call with Putin as “lengthy and highly productive” and thanked Putin “for his time and effort,” emphasizing their shared desire to halt the fighting without saying a word that it was Russia which sent troops into Ukraine.