May 28 Franklin Graham meets with Zelenskyy in Berlin, offers prayer as Russia-Ukraine war escalates Franklin Graham reflected on a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying he prayed for peace in Ukraine and believes “only God can solve" the conflict with Russia.
May 28 Trump says he will meet with Putin, Zelenskyy 'if necessary' amid negotiations to end war President Donald Trump's willingness to come to the table comes just after he condemned Russia’s recent large-scale strike against Ukraine.
May 27 Putin rejects Trump's Vatican push as Kremlin accuses him of being 'emotional': envoy Kellogg Putin rejects Trump's Vatican peace talks proposal for Russia-Ukraine, suggesting Geneva instead. Trump condemns Putin's drone strikes as 'crazy' on social media.
May 26 GOP lawmaker blasts 'dumb' Trump comment on Zelenskyy despite 'perfect' criticism of Putin Republican Rep. Don Bacon dings part of President Donald Trump's social media post as "dumb" after Trump criticized both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
May 26 Russia, Ukraine swap hundreds of prisoners hours after Moscow launches massive aerial assault Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of prisoners Sunday just hours after Moscow launched one of the largest aerial assaults on Ukraine in the ongoing war.
May 21 Trump distances himself from Russia–Ukraine conflict: 'Not our people, not our soldiers' Trump told reporters Wednesday that the conflict didn’t involve the U.S. people or military personnel.
May 21 Putin visits Kursk region for first time since booting Ukrainian forces from territory Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk region on Tuesday, the first time he stopped by since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area.
May 20 US awaits Putin ceasefire proposal after Trump phone call, Rubio says The U.S. is awaiting a proposal from Vladimir Putin that may lead to a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Secretary Marco Rubio announced Tuesday.
May 19 President Trump confident Putin wants peace with Ukraine, thinks he's 'had enough' of war Following years of outright conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump said that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin wants peace between the two countries.
May 18 Rubio teases details of potential Trump, Putin in-person meeting after Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks stall Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. is testing whether the Russians are serious in Ukraine peace talks, warning there's not time to waste.