Moscow ready to declare victory, as Zelensky arrives in Washington, hoping to stave off surrender
Trump hosts Zelensky, Putin feeling cocky, 4200 transgender troops booted, GAO blasts navy shipbuilding, former SecDefs question firing of senior officers
In Trump’s Washington, a Moscow-Like Chill Takes Hold
A new administration’s efforts to pressure the news media, punish political opponents and tame the nation’s tycoons evoke the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign in Russia.
Moscow, Washington Agree On Joint Steps To Restore Diplomatic Missions
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the two sides discussed ways to resolve "numerous irritants" in bilateral relations.

Russia to send new ambassador to Washington

Russia says US has given it green light to appoint a new ambassador to Washington
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Washington approves new Russian ambassador to US, Russian Foreign Ministry says
 · 20hDaily Wrap on MSN
New Russian ambassador to US approved amid propaganda concerns
China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.
Trump-Zelensky meeting cut short after contentious Oval Office exchange
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Trump and Zelensky clash at meeting in Washington
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were due to sign an agreement on Friday giving the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, with Kyiv hoping for security guarantees in return. But instead, Zelensky left the White House after a heated exchange.
Lawmakers in US Congress React to Zelenskiy-Trump Oval Office Clash
Russian, US diplomats to meet in Turkey to discuss operation of embassies in Moscow, Washington
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and Washington.
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U.S., Russia hold first talks on Ukraine without NATO allies, Kyiv
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, said that Moscow has made proposals to Washington for new business and energy cooperation, voicing optimism that deals could be ...
The Washington Post5d
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
said he was stunned to see Washington aligned with Moscow and Pyongyang. “Sometimes it feels like we are living in a postapocalyptic sci-fi novel,” he said, speaking on the condition he be ...
Trump says he’s not going to Moscow despite media reports
President Trump pushed back on reports that have surfaced in European newspapers that he’s headed to Moscow in May to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the day of one of Russia’s biggest military celebratiohs.