Trump criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin for “shooting missiles into civilian areas” in a post on Truth Social Saturday morning, hours after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin confirmed during a meeting with Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Special Envoy for the Middle East, on 25 April that Moscow is prepared to hold talks with Ukraine without preconditions.

US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” that would end their three-year war, after his envoy met with President Vladimir Putin on Friday in talks Moscow said were “constructive and very useful.

Russia has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, President Vladimir Putin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said his troops have regained control of Kursk, the border region overtaken in a surprise incursion by Ukraine last year, a claim which Kyiv has denied. “The Kyiv regime’s adventure has completely failed,

After claiming to have ended Ukraine's incursion into Kursk — with North Korean help — Russia says it is ready to hold peace talks with Kyiv. But President Trump has cast doubt on Putin's remarks and theatened sanctions.