Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.

The Kremlin said that in Tuesday’s video call with Xi, Putin emphasized that their relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever.

The head of Russia's $23 billion sovereign wealth fund praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying his raft of orders showed that decisive leadership could change the course of history, boost growth and open opportunities for dialogue.

The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said Wednesday that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence -- faced with the "existential threat" posed by Russia.

In a video from a Russian Security Council meeting published by the Kremlin on Monday, Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as U.S. president and said that Moscow is ready to engage in dialogue with Washington regarding the war in Ukraine.

Donald Trump has threatened Russia "and other participating countries" with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if Vladimir Putin refuses to strike a deal to end the war in Ukraine. The US president used a post on Truth Social to warn Moscow "we can do it the easy way, or the hard way" and called on Putin to "settle now" or face "high levels" of tariffs.

US President Donald Trump also said that Ukraine's President Zelensky told him that he would like to have peace. Trump intensified attempts to bring his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to the negotiation table to end the ongoing war.

Russia will return to Europe with an army 10 times the size of that which invaded Ukraine in 2022, Zelensky warns

President Donald Trump has threatened further sanctions against Russia if Vladimir Putin does not agree to negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said he was talking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and would have a conversation with his Russian counterpart "very soon," Reuters reported.