Moscow obfuscates again in new remarks by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Russia’s top diplomat said Friday the Kremlin is “not ready at all” for a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, pouring cold water on U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to set up a summit.

Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump claims that the Kremlin’s position has changed, leaving analysts puzzled.

According to the report, Witkoff’s meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin derailed the quiet progress made toward a ceasefire and introduced conditions Kyiv could never accept. Read also: EU leaders brace for sensitive White House talks on Ukraine - NYT During the summit with U.

Trump hit back at the Kremlin's attempts to torpedo peace talks with a stinging post to his Truth Social website.

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met to talk about ending the war that Russia started in Ukraine. NPR reports on the view from Moscow.

The deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence said Russia is fulfilling its goals by at least 105 to 110% per month.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro blasted India for continuing to buy Russian oil and said he expects punitive tariffs of 50 per cent on imports from the South Asian nation to kick in as planned next week.

The comments come as Trump's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine or face sanctions edges closer.

ISW drew attention to a fresh statement by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, who directly dismissed U.S. and European efforts to provide Ukraine with reliable security guarantees.