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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his team are doing everything in their power to influence President Trump's thinking before he sits down with Vladimir Putin. His last big chance could come on Wednesday.Why it matters: Zelensky is staring down a perfect storm: a sudden Russian battlefield breakthrough...Read More

Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions, as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, US, June 30, 2025. — Reuters The White House said Tuesday that Friday’s Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian…

State of the Union: The swift advance comes ahead of a Friday Trump–Putin summit. The post Russians Break Through Ukrainian Line Near Strategic City Pokrovsk appeared first on The American Conservative...Read More

• Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich denied detention appeal in Moscow • Putin visits Russian troops at military headquarters in Kherson • Watch moment WSJ journalist appears in Russian court...Read More

Nato ambassador says decision to invite Ukrainian leader to summit entirely Trump's...Read More

What would a good deal look like? Making sure that 2022 doesn't happen again," he told NBC's Kristen Welker...Read More

MOSCOW, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin held a series of calls on Friday, August 8, 2025, with the leaders of China, India and several allied states to update them on his recent discussions with the United States over the war in Ukraine. The outreach followed Putin’s meeting in Moscow…

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk , an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. Happy Friday! In today’s edition, we dig into a tentatively scheduled summit next week…

US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) US President Donald Trump said Thursday he would meet with Vladimir Putin for upcoming talks on the Ukraine war even…

Russia has been setting new records in its war against Ukraine this week, one-upping itself day after day for the volume of exploding drones and missiles in its barrages. This includes decoys, too, sent by Kremlin strategists to further strain Ukraine’s beleaguered missile defense systems. These increasingly punishing attacks –…