Addressing the World Economic Forum being held at Davos virtually, Donald Trump said he was surprised that it did not happen before his election.

US President Donald Trump has said that he would soon speak to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and help in settling the war in Ukraine. Trump’s comments came a day after Putin said Russia is ready for talks with the US on a broad range of issues.

President Donald Trump doubled down on ending the war in Ukraine during his speech at Davos a day after threatening Russia and Putin with tariffs and sanctions.

Trump in his first days in office has leaned in on the idea that OPEC+, the alliance of oil producing nations, holds the key to ending the war by reducing oil prices.

The leak reveals that Saudi Arabia agreed to pay Russia over 2 billion euros under a contract signed in 2021 involving companies that were repeatedly sanctioned, both before and after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Kyiv earlier warned against any Putin-Trump peace talks on the near three-year war without its and European participation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Washington: US President Donald Trump has expressed his intention to speak soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an effort to help settle the ongoing war in Ukraine. Trump’s comments came a day after Putin indicated Russia’s readiness for talks with the U.S. on a range of issues.

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin on Friday said he was "ready to work together" with U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine. Read more here.

Russian president Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that the 2022 "crisis in Ukraine" -- a reference to Moscow's full-scale military offensive -- might have been averted had Donald Trump been US president at the time.

US President Donald Trump said that the key to ending Russia's war against Ukraine is in the hands of the OPEC+ alliance of oil-producing countries. In his opinion, declining world prices will hit Moscow's revenues and force Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table.

While Trump has not given a detailed blueprint for ending the war, his running mate, JD Vance, has suggested Trump could push a “heavily fortified” demilitarised zone at the countries’ borders, freezing the war along the current frontlines.