Donald Trump is the Scottie Scheffler of American politics and foreign diplomacy,” said Graham, referring to the champion golfer of the year.

The pause in massive attacks on Kyiv during the visit of US presidential envoy Keith Kellogg proves that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is afraid of President Donald Trump, stated Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha during a joint briefing with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot.

Sitting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, and apparently fed up with being slow-walked by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump threatened the Kremlin with tough tariffs if it doesn't make a deal to end the war within 50 days. But perhaps more important was Trump's shift on weapons.

After years of lavishing praise on the Russian leader, President Trump abruptly changed his posture amid mounting frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire.

The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin could meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if the latter visits China in September. China is due to hold a military parade in Beijing on September 3 to mark 80 years since the end of World War Two, and Putin is set to attend.

Trump said he would end the war in Ukraine within his first 24 hours in office. His patience with Russia's Putin now appears to be wearing thin.

President Vladimir Putin believes Russia's economy and its military are strong enough to weather any additional Western measures, sources said.

President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. will send Patriot air-defense missiles to Ukraine and threatened new tariffs on Russia. Will Vladimir Putin back down? What should Trump's next move be? And what does the future hold for Ukraine? Newsweek contributors Daniel R. DePetris and Dan Perry debate:

New developments Tuesday reinforced the idea that President Donald Trump has significantly shifted his view of the Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sacrificed an estimated 1 million of his soldiers, killed and wounded, in a three-year campaign to crush Ukraine. Now President Donald Trump is betting that his go-to economic weapon — tariffs — can succeed where Ukrainian drones and rockets haven't,

Putin ‘open to peace’ despite intensifying bombardment of Ukraine - At least 57 Russian Iranian-made Shahed drones were launched at Ukraine overnight, according to officials