Trump, Putin discuss U.S.-Russia hockey series during call, Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin’s idea to organize games in the U.S. and Russia involving players from … Read more

Kremlin told U.S. it didn’t want Trump’s Ukraine-Russia envoy at peace talks

On Feb. 11, Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, went to Moscow and spent three-and-a-half hours with Putin. There is no official account of their meeting. Witkoff had traveled to Russia to help secure the release of Marc Fogel, an American teacher held for three and a half years for a minor … Read more

Kremlin disputes Trump’s claim over Ukraine peacekeepers

President Donald Trump was incorrect when he said that Russia will accept European peacekeeping troops in Ukrainethe Kremlin signaled Tuesday. While Trump said Monday during a White House meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron that he had “specifically asked” Russian President Vladimir Putin about peacekeepers and that Putin “has no problem with it,” the Kremlin … Read more