Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should be temporarily governed by the United Nations while it holds new elections. Speaking from a Russian nuclear submarine in Murmansk, Putin claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s leadership is not legitimate.

Former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Ukraine policy and pivot toward isolationism Thursday night, accusing President Donald Trump’s advisers of showing “their embarrassing naivete” in dealings with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has distanced himself from US President Donald Trump after warning a Ukraine peace deal would turn Russian leader Vladimir Putin into a “winner”. Speaking to the BBC, Farage said he "would not be 100 per cent with" the US President’s current position to end the war.

President Donald Trump has made U.S. control of Greenland a pillar of his second term’s burgeoning foreign policy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said it would be a "profound mistake" to dismiss American interest in taking control of Greenland, but added it is of no concern to his country.

The Kremlin has a deliberate strategy to test how far US President Donald Trump is willing to go in pressing Europe to ease sanctions, according to people familiar with the situation.

Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, in a clear message to the Trump administration as Moscow pushes Washington for concessions ahead of signing a US brokered deal on ending the fighting in the Black Sea.

EU Council President António Costa said sanctions on Russia must stay, as European leaders gather in Paris to discuss Ukraine on Thursday. Earlier this week, the White House said it would work with Russia to restore its access "to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer