Donald Trump is reported to have made the remarks following his two-hour long phone call with his Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Donald Trump's reported statement marked the first time he acknowledged to European leaders the thing they and Kyiv have long maintained — the Kremlin has no intention of ending its full-scale war against Ukraine.

Russian armed forces are creating a “security buffer zone” along the border between Russia and Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Ukrainian forces made a surprise incursion into Kursk in August 2024, before being pushed out by Russian troops nine months later.

The Russian leader traveled to the region in the west of the country where a surprise incursion last year embarrassed Moscow.