Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating the mistake.

Before the Davos crowd, President Trump signaled a shift in tone, calling for an end to the war in Ukraine and placing the onus on Russia to come to the table.

By Ben Aris in Berlin US President Donald Trump said that he wants to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin 'as soon as possible' to broker an end to the war in Ukraine, when speaking to delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos by video link on January 23.

He wasn’t here in person, but The Donald dominated every conversation — and not always in a bad way, even given his America First agenda.

World leaders and business executives left the Swiss mountain resort of Davos after a week of discussions dominated from a distance by Donald Trump's return as U.S. President.

Kiev's allies must act in such a way that Russian President Vladimir Putin begs them for peace talks. This was stated at the World Economic Forum in Davos by Polish President Andrzej Duda.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and expressed a desire to work towards cutting nuclear arms.

Since taking office on Monday, President Donald Trump has not ended Russia's war in Ukraine as he promised he would do while on the campaign trail.

Any conversation between the two would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president and Putin have spoken since the war in Ukraine began, although former President Joe Biden held phone calls with Putin multiple times in the leadup to Moscow's invasion to urge Putin against it.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, via video link, Mr Trump says US efforts to secure a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine were hopefully underway

For those with a vested interest in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump's first week in office was a bit of a rollercoaster. During his first presidential term, Trump famously praised Russian President Vladimir Putin.

I would say they are pragmatic and trusting relations. I can’t help but agree with him that if his victory had not been stolen in 2022, then maybe there would not have been the crisis in Ukraine that arose in 2022.