President Donald Trump dialed back his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and instead accused Ukraine of attempting to renegotiate an economic deal with the US.

Trump continued his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy but turned the tables and also criticized Russia's Vladimir Putin as he pressed for a Ukriane war ceasefire.

The Kremlin says Putin is open to speaking to Trump, after he threatened US tariffs on Russian oil over stalled Ukraine ceasefire talks.

With much fanfare, the U.S. on March 25 announced it had brokered an agreement between Russia and Ukraine to "eliminate the use of force" in the Black Sea after two days of talks in Saudi Arabia. The Kremlin has innocuously framed its request as a badly-needed boost to its global food and fertilizer trade,

Trump said he was very angry after Putin last week criticized the credibility of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's leadership.

Trump says if Russia won't reach a deal in Ukraine, he will impose secondary tariffs "on all oil coming out of Russia".

In a rare rebuke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump said this week he was “very angry” with the dictator for thwarting a Ukraine peace deal and that he’d consider new sanctions on

Russians living in oblasts bordering Ukraine have celebrated recent drone attacks against Moscow as people living there "live their lives without fear," according to a series of intercepted calls released by Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) on March 29–31.

According to Russian propaganda agency Interfax, the lists of “violations” were sent to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Lavrov also cynically claimed that Russia is “fully adhering to the moratorium on strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of violating recent ceasefire agreements mediated by the US and called for sanctions on Moscow. Russia said it has sent a list of Ukrainian 'violations' of their agreement to halt strikes on energy facilities to the U.

President Donald Trump has lashed out at both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, expressing frustration with the Russian and Ukrainian leaders as he struggles to forge a truce to end the war

President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he pushes for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire. Trump said he's disappointed that Putin questioned Zelenskyy's credibility.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 30 that there is a "psychological deadline" for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, without naming a specific date. "If I think they're (Russia) tapping us along,