Tennessee Rep. Mark Green told a Fox Business anchor that the country should really be listening to Putin more.

Putin rejects Trump's Vatican peace talks proposal for Russia-Ukraine, suggesting Geneva instead. Trump condemns Putin's drone strikes as 'crazy' on social media.

President Donald Trump called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, “crazy,” following Russia’s largest aerial attack on Ukraine since the start of the war. The Kremlin has now responded, labelling the comments an “emotional reaction.

Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to hold peace talks at the highest level, including a trilateral meeting with himself, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump.

The Kremlin is moving its pieces in the Sahel. A month ago, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov chaired a conference in Moscow with the foreign ministers of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, nations ruled by military juntas and which joined the Alliance of Sahel States in 2023 after withdrawing from ECOWAS, a Western-sponsored bloc.

The results come as Russia continues to invoke the supposed plight of Russian-speaking communities to justify its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow will announce the next round of direct talks with Ukraine soon - but the announcement has been dismissed at a charade by Kyiv.

"Regarding Trump's words about Putin 'playing with fire' and 'really bad things' happening to Russia. I only know of one REALLY BAD thing — WWIII. I hope Trump understands this!