Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.

Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.

Members of an elite Russian military unit – including a distinguished Vladimir Putin war hero dubbed the “Executioner” – intentionally shot themselves and each other to fraudulently claim nearly

"We also think there's a significant probability of Russia's economy slipping into a technical recession in the coming quarters."

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated that President Putin is only willing to meet with Ukrainian President Zelensky if an agenda for the summit is prepared, while President Trump has

President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and set in motion arrangements for a summit at a location to be decided.

A week after Donald Trump applauded Vladimir Putin down the red carpet in Alaska, and days after an unprecedented summit of European leaders at the White House, the American president came crashing down to earth on Friday.