Russia has repeatedly painted modern Ukraine as a Nazi state, in a crass distortion of history. Putin had already seized Ukraine's Crimean peninsula eight years earlier, after a revolution that ousted Ukraine's pro-Russian president and replaced him with a more pro-Western government.

President Trump is looking for more than just a mineral deal with Ukraine. Trump wants Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to change his attitude toward peace talks and to have a willingness to make concessions to Russia,

Contradictory statements are coming from the US regarding sanctions on Russia. On one hand, Washington is considering plans to ease them, while on the other, it is looking to strengthen restrictive measures.

In a scathing interview with French publication Le Figaro, Nate Vance, the cousin of Vice President JD Vance, has criticized both US President Donald Trump and his cousin as "Vladimir Putin's 'useful idiots.

Nate Vance, JD Vance's first cousin, didn't let family ties stop him from calling out his cousin's handling of Ukraine affairs.

US Vice-President JD Vance's cousin has criticised him and President Donald Trump for "belittling" Volodymyr Zelensky during the three men's Oval Office showdown in February. "There's a certain level of decorum that I expect from political leaders,