China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, described on Sunday a three-and-a-half hour meeting he had with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this month, part of what he said was a “trust-building” assignment given to him by President Trump.

Russia's deputy foreign minister says preparations have begun for a face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Sergei Ryabkov told Russian state media on Sat

Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian state TV host and key ally to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Moscow could "erase" Germany "off the face of the earth" during a recent broadcast. Newsweek reached out to the German embassy for comment via email on Thursday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blasted a New York Times reporter as a “left-wing stenographer” after he compared President Donald Trump to Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on press freedoms.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he is confident that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will “keep his word” if an agreement is reached to end Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump said going through th

Moscow would be open to allowing U.S. access to Russia’s rare minerals, President Vladimir Putin said Monday, an apparent counteroffer and pressure tactic as the Trump administration pushes Ukraine to sign over half its mineral wealth as repayment for U.

Umaro Sissoco Embalo's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin comes as Moscow continues its drive to build economic and security ties with countries in Africa.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks during his interview with Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (, Sputnik,

CBS's Cold War-era Moscow reporter Marvin Kalb warned against President Donald Trump making a deal with Vladimir Putin that leaves "Ukraine in a ditch."

In 1844, the Dominican Republic was granted independence from Haiti. In 1933, it was announced that President-elect Franklin Delano Roosevelt would use a 263-year-old tattered Dutch Bible that had been in the possession of his family since 1670 for his inauguration on March 4.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.