MOSCOW — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday, as part of a flurry of phone calls to negotiate a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump also had calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders. Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire,…
Major European powers threw their weight behind an unconditional 30-day Ukraine ceasefire on Saturday, with the backing of US President Donald Trump, and threatened President Vladimir Putin with “massive” new sanctions if he did not accept within days. The leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine set the start of the ceasefire for May…
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened new sanctions on Russia, including on its banking sector, in response to Moscow’s continued bombardment of Ukraine — a significant warning as he seeks to end the conflict. The new threat was notable after weeks of conciliatory statements toward Russia and its President Vladimir Putin, including saying he was…
