President Donald Trump announced in an interview published Saturday that he has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone about ending the war in Ukraine, the New York Post reported, the first known direct conversation between Putin and a U.

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield.

Russia has declined to confirm or deny a US report of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The U.S. special envoy to Russia and Ukraine said Thursday the U.S. plans to significantly step up pressure on Russia through sanctions to end the war in Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with the New York Post,