A senior U.S. official said Trump had not agreed to meet Putin but could be open to the idea because the 80-year-old president is desperate to broker an end to the war. During his 2024 presidential campaign, Trump frequently claimed he would end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine within “one day” of returning to the White House in January 2025.

The Journal's editorial board laced into Trump over his recent "assistance" to Russia— accusing him of sticking "a shiv in the back" of Lindsey Graham's legacy. The post Wall St. Journal Obliterates Trump for Being ‘Putin’s Best Friend’ in Scorching Editorial: ‘There Needs to Be a Bipartisan Reckoning’ for President first appeared on Mediaite.

The Republican president’s stated rationale for blocking sanctions on Russia doesn’t make a lot of sense. So what’s the actual explanation?

Putin sought to topple the Zelensky government through his full-scale invasion, in 2022, to take over massive amounts of Ukrainian territory and to subjugate the country under Russian rule. Zelensky and the people of Ukraine simply have sought to live in peace and exercise their right to determine their independent future.

Donald Trump’s energy secretary has denied that the president’s sweetheart deal with Vladimir Putin is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine. Chris Wright told Fox News that the president’s shocking arrangement with Russia,

US Secretary of State Rubio said the summit would be an ‘opportunity’ for Putin to engage with other world leaders.

Ironically, Donald Trump’s action to allow the sale of Russian diesel fuel comes in the wake of newly authorized sanctions.

The Russian dictator’s birthplace was rocked overnight by a Ukrainian drone assault. Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg was ravaged in a massive overnight assault by Ukrainian forces.