Russian.Until this week, when the US pressed the Kremlin to commit to a ceasefire, the Trump administration had apparently asked for nothing from President Putin, while making a series of unilateral concessions on behalf of the Ukrainians: ruling out Nato membership for Ukraine,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his special envoy Steve Witkoff is in serious discussions with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine. “Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,” Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

President Donald Trump called out his predecessor in a scathing Truth Social post. He blamed former President Biden for getting the U.S. into "a real mess with Russia."

Glide bombs, drones and ground assaults have been key to Russian offensives in Ukraine. NATO should be paying close attention.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said relations with Russia should eventually be normalized once the fighting ends in Ukraine, while stressing the need to keep pressure on Moscow to ensure progress in ceasefire negotiations.

The Kremlin said there are reasons to be optimistic about a settlement to the conflict but that more work needs to be done.