The president's former national security adviser told CNN that Trump's threats of sanctions against Russia were empty.

FIRSTPOST: United States President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to lift some sanctions against Russia in what would be a major diplomatic and economic move towards more friendly ties with Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Darchiev, a veteran diplomat known in the past for public denunciations of the West, as ambassador to the United States on Thursday to lead a rapprochement that has stunned Ukraine and European countries.

Vance said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity aired Monday evening that the pact that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine’s critical minerals “is a way better security guarantee than 20,

Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding talks on Tuesday with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement cooperation with Moscow as he faces isolation and sanctions from the West.

Isenyuka ry’imigenderanire hagati ya Ukraine na Amerika ryoba akaga gakomeye cane kuri Kyiv, ariko rikaba akarusho kanini kuri Moscou.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's view that the Ukraine conflict is a proxy war between the United States and Russia is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's own assessment.

Steve Rosenberg on how the rapprochement between the US and Russia is viewed in Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding talks with the head of Myanmar’s military government, who is seeking to cement ties with Moscow as he faces isolation from the West.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon, a staunch supporter of Ukraine, asserts that "real Republicans know that Putin’s Russia hates the West and freedom."