President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending a deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said his country’s negotiations with the US have yet to yield an agreement with Russia on potential peace talks.

Progress toward ending the Ukraine war appears to have slowed after Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin, with no planned meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Vladimir Putin could travel to the US for the 2026 World Cup, Donald Trump has said. The US president dangled the prospect of an invitation for the Russian leader, who has largely been treated as an international pariah since he invaded Ukraine more than three years ago.

President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that there was "light at the end of the tunnel" in Russia-U.S. relations and that the two countries were discussing joint projects in the Arctic and Alaska.

Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is discussing with the United States the possibility of cooperation in the Arctic and in Alaska. Source: Putin at a meeting with nuclear industry workers,

Russia's leader said he was "confident that the leadership qualities" of Trump are a "good guarantee" of future agreements between global superpowers.