Among the veteran diplomats and national security advisers gathering for top-level talks between the U.S. and Russia, Harvard-educated Kirill Dmitriev cut a distinct figure this week. As Moscow seeks to match the Trump team’s dealmaking lineup,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he believes he could meet "very soon" with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was working hard to achieve peace,

Ukraine's president warns against a 'quick win' as momentum grows for talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview broadcast on Monday that the United States was trying to "please" Moscow in talks on Ukraine and warned of Europe's military "weakness".

It came after Sir Keir Starmer demanded that the Trump administration provide a “backstop” to deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again after he attended an emergency meeting of European leaders in Paris, and vowed to send British troops to Ukraine to enforce a peace deal with Russia if necessary.

U.S. and Russian officials, including U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, met on Tuesday (February 18) in Riyadh for the most significant talks to date between the two former Cold War foes on ending the war in Ukraine.