Trump-Putin summit preparations underway, Russia says as U.S. offers U.N. resolution on war

Preparations are underway for a face-to-face meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s deputy foreign minister told state media on Saturday. Sergei Ryabkov said a possible Putin-Trump summit – which would be a clear departure from Western efforts to isolate Moscow over its war in Ukraine – could involve broad talks on … Read more

U.S. and Russia agree to “begin working on a path” to end the war in Ukraine, in a meeting with no Ukrainians

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, some felt the Trump administration had granted Vladimir Putin some degree of victory just by agreeing to … Read more

Panama’s leader rejects State Department claim of deal for U.S. warships to traverse Panama Canal for free

Panama City — Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino on Thursday denied the U.S. State Department’s claim that his country had reached a deal to allow U.S. warships to transit the Panama Canal for free. Mulino said he had told U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday that he could neither set the fees to transit … Read more