Russian dictator Vladimir Putin claimed in a phone call with President Donald Trump that Kyiv had attacked one of his official residences—a claim which Ukraine denied almost instantly. The Russian readout of the call said that Putin,

Donald Trump’s decision to amplify the piece came as US intelligence agencies rejected Moscow’s claim about an attempted Ukrainian strike on Putin.

President Donald Trump shared a New York Post op-ed on his Truth Social account Wednesday that lambasted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator" whose "lies" and "hatred" were "standing in the way" of a peace deal in Ukraine.

Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev praised U.S. President Donald Trump's "peace efforts" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the White House on Sunday.

President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago as the U.S. pushes to start the second phase of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, he also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone,

During the final months of his life, the late conservative Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) wasn't shy about attacking U.S. President Donald Trump over his dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Meanwhile, Russia intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s capital and elsewhere in the days before the Sunday meeting.