The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine.

The Kremlin and Russian Foreign Ministry have claimed that Moscow is continuing preparations for a meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States, while complaining about widespread "rumours and disinformation" surrounding the issue.

President Donald Trump's unexpected pivot on the Russia-Ukraine War seems to have created headaches for the Kremlin.

They drew attention to a statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who effectively claimed that Russia does not wish to agree to an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine unless it results in Ukraine’s full capitulation.

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Moscow rules out a Budapest summit between President Trump and Vladimir Putin after POTUS calls for a ceasefire in place.

Russia’s top economic envoy has arrived in the United States for “official” talks just days after President Donald Trump announced tough new sanctions on Russia, sources with knowledge of the visit have told CNN.

Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation, is flying to Florida to meet with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, a White House official confirmed to POLITICO.

In December 2021, months before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Hosaka spoke at a meeting of the Association of Ukrainian Studies in Japan. He showed how pro-Russian narratives had quietly permeated even elite academic circles.

As a Ukrainian, I’ve seen firsthand how Russia has learned to emulate American soft power for authoritarian ends.