Kyiv and its allies are hoping recent tensions with Washington were just part of a strategic ploy. The White House’s suspension of military aid and intelligence sharing — along with demands for a share of Ukraine’s mineral resources and a public apology from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — are seen by some as a negotiating tactic.

The seismic shift of the past fortnight is hard to digest. Hopes are high that a summit in Riyadh may help heal the Kyiv-Washington relationship and shed light on Trump’s vision for peace.

The Trump administration is negotiating the return of more Russian diplomats to the United States. Some are likely to be spies.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that it offered the U.S. “to consider the possibility of restoring direct air traffic.”

Defusing the Russia-Ukraine war is in the strategic interest of India. The sanctions slapped on Russia by the US, under its former President Joe Biden, and its Western allies have pushed Moscow closer

Russian and U.S. diplomats are holding talks in Istanbul to discuss ways to normalize the operation of their respective embassies.

Russia is eyeing talks with the Trump administration about re-establishing a significant diplomatic presence in the US as an opening to rebuild its spy network in the West, current and former US officials say.

Ukraine has considerable leverage in upcoming negotiations with Russia—as long as the United States stands by Kyiv and adopts a negotiating strategy that creates real dilemmas for Moscow. U.S. support for Ukraine has been cast into doubt in recent weeks after a flurry of comments by Trump administration officials offering unilateral concessions to Moscow and criticizing Ukraine.