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TOPSHOT - In this pool photograph distributed by Russia's state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview to TV host and Director General of Rossiya Segodnya (RIA Novosti) news agency Dmitry Kiselyov (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 12, 2024. (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump admin. signals support for additional sanctions against Russia as peace talks stall

The Trump administration has signaled that it plans to impose additional pressure on Moscow to reach the negotiating table through economic means, as peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have yet to advance.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky holds a press-conference outside Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv on August 29, 2025, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Russia was building up a force of some 100,000 troops near the eastern Ukrainian stronghold of Pokrovsk, which Russia claims as its territory. "There is a build-up and concentration of the enemy there. Up to 100,000 -- that's what we have as of this morning. They are preparing offensive actions in any case," Zelensky told journalists including AFP reporters. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Zelensky: Putin ‘can come to Kyiv’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he has no intention of attending a peace summit in Moscow, and suggested Russian President Vladimir Putin meet him in Kyiv, instead.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a press conference at the end of his visit to China in Beijing on September 3, 2025, following his attendance at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin and a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Putin: Any Western troops introduced in Ukraine will be seen as ‘legitimate targets for destruction’

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning to Kyiv’s European allies, stating that Western troops in Ukraine would be viewed by Moscow as “legitimate targets,” after multiple nations pledged to deploy security guarantees.

(From front L to front R) Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever, European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, France's President Emmanuel Macron, White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and Netherlands' outgoing Prime Minister Dick Schoof speak during the Coalition of the Willing Summit, at The Elysee presidential Palace in Paris, on September 4, 2025. European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Paris on September 4, 2025, in a new effort to pile pressure on Russia's President Vladimir Putin after he vowed Russia will fight on in Ukraine if no peace deal is reached. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump pressures European leaders to stop purchasing Russian oil, undermining Moscow’s war funding

President Donald Trump is calling on European leaders to halt purchases of Russian oil, hoping to increase pressure on Moscow to participate in substantive negotiations in relation to Ukraine and the ongoing war.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov holds a press conference during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2023 in New York City. Heads of state and governments from at least 145 countries are gathered for the 78th UNGA session amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and fires around the globe. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

Russia’s foreign minister blames Western Europe for blocking Ukraine peace deal, praises Trump’s efforts

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed that Russia is willing to allow a coalition of United Nations Security Council members to guarantee Ukraine’s security as part of a peace agreement, while blaming Western European nations for obstructing a potential peace agreement.

.S. President Trump And Russian President Putin Meet On War In Ukraine At U.S. Air Base In Alaska ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on August 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump is hosting President Zelensky at the White House for a bilateral meeting and later an expanded meeting with European leaders to discuss a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

U.S. and NATO officials weigh Ukraine security guarantees as WH plans Zelensky-Putin Summit

U.S. and NATO military officials are assessing potential security guarantees for Ukraine following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in which the two leaders discussed next steps toward ending Ukraine’s war with Russia.