Iran strengthens ties with Russia as the U.S. engages Putin and Tehran, putting Moscow at the center of global diplomacy.

European leaders are scrambling for a seat at the negotiating table again after Vladimir Putin’s latest contact with Donald Trump threatened to unravel their efforts to intensify pressure on Russia over the war in Ukraine.

Karoline Leavitt and Steven Cheung dove back into the middle school well to respond to a question from HuffPost on Friday.

Donald Trump arrived in Alaska expecting to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, the Russian president rejected his proposal outright — and launched into a lengthy historical lecture.

After Thursday’s phone call with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Trump appeared to express doubts about supplying Ukraine with more powerful weapons.

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump’s relationship with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has improved as Valdimir Putin has continued to test the American leader’s patience, writes

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met Vladimir Putin for the first time on Wednesday, signalling a possible rapprochement after Sharaa’s rebel forces toppled Putin’s longtime ally Bashar al-Assad last year.