Europe tensions over Greenland as possibly helping to achieve its long-sought goal of weakening NATO, but Donald Trump’s second administration has also frustrated Russian plans on Ukraine and other fronts.

It’s been a long-standing Kremlin strategy to drive a permanent wedge between the United States and Europe, dividing and weakening its traditional adversaries in the West.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the territorial dispute was a central issue for the tripartite talks.

If the United States under President Trump starts acting as if it’s Russia, where does that leave President Vladimir V. Putin?

Zelensky confirms first US‑Russia‑Ukraine trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi as frozen assets dispute looms. This live blog is now closed.

Almost three years to the day since Russia invaded Ukraine, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war. He made his comment after being asked about Ukraine’s irritation at not being invited to peace talks held in Saudi Arabia between Russian and U.