The renewed Russian military push and Putin's high-profile visit to his troops in Kursk came amid Mr. Trump's push for a rapid diplomatic end to the war sparked by Russia's full-scale invasion on Feb.

President Trump spoke for nearly three hours with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday amid the U.S. push to secure Moscow’s agreement to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

President Trump spoke for nearly three hours on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, amid the U.S. push to secure Moscow’s agreement to a ceasefire in its war against Ukraine.

Russian troops continue their assault operations in Sumy Oblast in an attempt to push Ukrainian forces out of Russia’s Kursk Oblast, but they have failed to achieve success. Source: Andrii Demchenko, ...