It was, perhaps, the costliest phone call in history. When Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, told his American counterpart on Monday that the Kremlin had not budged from its demand for an even bigger slice of Ukraine than its forces currently hold,

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday oversaw a test of Russia's nuclear forces on land, sea and air to rehearse their readiness and command structure. The test included the launch of a land-based "Yars" intercontinental ballistic missile from a cosmodrome,

President Trump said last week that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet in Budapest, Hungary, though he did not say when.

The US has announced new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia's two largest oil companies, over continued fighting in Ukraine.

There are no plans for President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin to meet "in the immediate future," a White House official said on Tuesday.

The Polish foreign minister said he could not guarantee that Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane would not be forced to land.

I want to emphasize, planned — nuclear forces command and control exercise,” Putin said in a video conference with the Kremlin’s top military

Hungary will not enforce the ICC arrest warrant against Vladimir Putin during a planned Trump summit, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto confirmed. The Russian president is set to meet US President Donald Trump in Budapest to discuss potential steps toward a Ukraine peace deal.