Analysts cited former U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of a fresh deadline for Putin to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine. On July 28, Trump declared that the Kremlin had “10–12 days starting from today” to strike a deal.

US President Donald Trump has issued a fresh ultimatum to Russian leader Vladimir Putin amid tensions over a peace deal with Ukraine, stating he's "got to make a deal". Speaking to reporters in Turnberry,

The world is watching as tensions rise between the United States and Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine. President Donald Trump recently expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin,

While Russia continues to expand its list of banned organizations under the 2002 extremism law, President Putin notably removed the Taliban from this list in April, seeking to build better relations with Afghanistan's leaders, diverging from over twenty years of labeling them as a terrorist group.

US President Donald Trump is no longer going to talk to Russian leader Vladimir Putin about a ceasefire with Ukraine, as he told reporters at a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The American president was asked whether he believes that Putin is deceiving him about his intentions to conclude a peace agreement with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump said he will reduce a previous 50-day deadline he issued to Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine after admitting the Russian leader seems to have no intention of complying with it.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper, speaking Monday at a conference in Saskatchewan, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a 'psychological expert' with the ability to size up and exploit people’s weaknesses — but stressed that he thinks Putin is an 'evil man' who will leave Russia in 'chaos.