The White House faces the question of whether its appeasement of Russia has failed to achieve the ceasefire it promised and instead emboldened the Kremlin on the battlefield.

Vladimir Putin’s forces are using North Korean ballistic missiles to inflict terror on Ukraine’s civilians, according to a report by a monitoring group of 11 UN members that includes the UK and US.The Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team said in the report North Korea aided Putin’s war effort by supplying more than 20,

In some late May posts on his Truth Social platform, U.S. President Donald Trump was more openly critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin than he had been the past. Disappointed that Russian forces continue to attack Ukraine,

Russian losses in Putin's war on Ukraine are staggering - but the Kremlin is preparing a fresh offensive even whilst talks are ongoing to achieve a peace settlement

Trump previously said his personal relationship with Putin would usher in peace for Ukraine. Now, he says Putin's gone "absolutely CRAZY!"

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

Many Western companies pulled out of Russia following its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but a Russian businessman claims two American tech companies’ products are still being used by some, and Vladimir Putin wants them gone.

The American president said he's "not happy" with his Russian counterpart, but he's said this before — and the rhetoric usually amounts to nothing.