A Kremlin propagandist has said that Russia should try to force Donald Trump into making decisions that benefit Moscow because the U.S. is an adversary. Igor Korotchenko told the program 60 Minutes that any move by Moscow to build a relationship with the new U.S. administration should keep in mind that Washington's goal is Russia's destruction.

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a respected Washington DC-based think tank, said that Russian forces plan to surround Kupianks, Kharkiv oblas, as well as other operations.