Russian leader Vladimir Putin hosted the widow of assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, the Kremlin said, five months after then US president-elect Donald Trump welcomed her at Mar-a-Lago.

The American president’s preference for praising and excusing the Russian leader has yielded no progress toward peace in Ukraine.

Abbas Gallyamov, Vladimir Putin’s former speechwriter now in exile, offers a revealing look into Putin’s mindset: Is he ready to end the war in Ukraine, and why isn’t Trump pressuring Russia for a resolution?

US President Donald Trump has indicated that his patience with Russian leader Vladimir Putin is running out, but he has not yet decided on his next steps. Source: Politico Details: Trump said that Putin is "playing with fire" by refusing to engage in serious peace talks to end the war in Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin as the country unleashes intensifying strikes against Ukraine. The president’s rhetoric has taken a harsh turn against Putin after Russia launched some of its largest-ever strikes against Ukraine,

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled that his patience with Vladimir Putin is running thin, warning the Russian leader that he is “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in serious peace talks about ending the war in Ukraine.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning to Donald Trump after the US leader accused Vladimir Putin of "playing with fire"

US President Donald Trump stated that in two weeks, he will know whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to deceive him about ending the war, he made this statement while speaking with journalists at the White House.