WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Tuesday that he believes President Donald Trump is prepared to “crush” Russia’s economy with a new wave of sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the coming weeks.

President Trump said Tuesday that he didn’t call Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of the European leaders at the White House the day prior to avoid disrespecting the Russian leader. “I didn’t do it in front of them — I thought that would be disrespectful to President Putin.

US President Donald Trump is set to bring the Russian and Ukrainian presidents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, for a peace summitTrump disclosed the development after a meeting between him and European leaders,

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with a look at her exclusive interview with French President Emmanuel Macron following the summit of European leaders with President Donald Trump at the White House over the war in Ukraine.

At a recent meeting with his US counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin once again suggested that full control of Donbas was a central criterion for ending the war in Ukraine. Why is the region so important to him?

The White House says that Vladimir Putin told President Trump that he would meet with the man whose country Russia invaded, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. It comes as Trump is ruling out sending U.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered this line in response to criticism of President Trump inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to U.S. territory: "He displayed a huge amount of military hardware and then did a flyover.

The Kremlin hasn't ruled out summits but has said they could only meet in the very final stages of clinching a peace agreement.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked First Lady Melania Trump for writing a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin in which she advocated for the safety of children impacted by war. NBC News’ Monica Alba details how the first lady is influencing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump was reportedly ready to cut short talks with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska due to Putin's intransigence over his demand to annex the entire Donetsk Oblast. Source: Axios,