




Trump expressed disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin for failing to commit to a ceasefire.
Peskov noted that while Moscow is willing to engage in dialogue, its main focus is securing its long-term goals in the ongoing conflict
Details of the alleged conversation emerged a day after Trump pledged fresh weapons supplies to Kyiv that would be paid for by European allies
Trump told Russia on Monday to end its war in Ukraine within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions, as he laid out plans for infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via NATO.
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose "very steep tariffs" on countries supporting Russia, if Moscow doesn't resolve its war in Ukraine within 50 days.
Russia has, for months, refused a ceasefire proposed by the United States and Kyiv.
Marco Rubio said he expressed "disappointment and frustration" to his Russian counterpart over the lack of progress on resolving the Ukraine war.
Trump reiterated that he was "very unhappy" with Putin since their phone call last week made no progress on the Ukraine peace deal that the US president has pushed for since returning to power.
In May this year, Putin accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit India for the annual high-level meeting between the two countries
US President Donald Trump informed that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meanwhile had a "very strategic call" on Friday, as concerns mounted in Kyiv over US military aid deliveries.
On Thursday, Trump said he made no progress with Putin on ending the Ukraine war in a call, as the Kremlin insisted the Russian president would stick to his aims in the conflict.
The conversation between the two leaders took place over the phone on Thursday and lasted nearly an hour, according to the Kremlin.
Vladimir Putin said that he would speak with Trump on the phone Thursday, their first publicly announced call in over two weeks.
Trump, who has a history of quarreling with U.S. intelligence analyses, has previously rejected that intelligence assessment, which was made public in an unclassified version in January 2017
The proposed legislation is part of a broader US push to cripple Russia’s wartime economy and force it to the negotiating table over Ukraine.
The buildup follows Moscow’s consolidation of control over Ukraine-held areas in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this year, and reflects a deliberate effort to stretch Ukraine’s already strained defensive lines.
Trump, at a press conference after attending the annual NATO summit, said Zelenskiy would like to end the war. Trump said he will speak to Putin about it soon.
The ICC issued the warrant in 2023, just over a year after Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine, accusing Putin of the war crime of deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine.
The Kremlin has spent much of the week positioning Moscow as a potential peacemaker after Israel launched strikes on Iran, which retaliated with missiles and drones.
He emphasised the need for vigilance and diplomacy in response to these developments.