On Jan. 22, posts on the social media platform X alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to extradite Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president from 2021 to 2022, to Russia as part of a deal to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The posts provided no evidence to support the claim.

Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

Since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia’s economy has surpassed expectations. But some experts say this image of resilience is a mirage crafted by the Kremlin.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he is open to meet with United States President Donald Trump to “talk calmly” about issues such as energy prices and the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine.

We'd better meet and have a calm conversation on all issues of interest to both the US and Russia based on today's realities,” Putin said in a TV interview. View on euronews

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

VLADIMIR Putin has sensationally claimed the bloody war in Ukraine could have been avoided if Donald Trump hadn’t had the 2020 US presidential election “stolen” from him.

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to hit Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if the almost three-year long conflict with Ukraine does not end.

Putin ‘open for talks’ with Trump over Ukraine war and calls for leaders to meet - Russian president also echoes new US president’s claim conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in W

Some European governments are afraid that Putin may turn his armies their way after Ukraine. They worry President-elect Trump may not help if Russia attacks.

Slowly, what was to be expected begins. After an instant exit from the WHO, Trump began to talk about the fact that the United States could return. This is what Trump's entire policy is built on: sensationalism,