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

The Kremlin said on Friday that there was a mutual understanding about the need for a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that the details of such an encounter had yet to be worked out.

After Trump called Zelensky a “dictator” and began talks with Russia, even some of Zelensky’s harshest domestic critics have begun defending him.

One of Russia's top diplomats said Saturday that preparations have begun for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Sergei Ryabkov, a deputy foreign minister,

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Trump discussed the Middle East, bilateral relations, Ukraine and a prisoner exchange between Washington and Moscow.

Donald Trump has dismissed French media reports alleging plans for him to visit Moscow for a 'Victory Day' WWII commemoration event on May 9. This trip would represent the first by a US president to Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Dmitry Peskov commented on media reports suggesting that Donald Trump is expected to participate in the Victory Day celebrations, traditionally held on May 9 in Moscow. The Kremlin spokesperson stated that the U.