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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, March 15, 2026, en route from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 16, 2026, 8:35 am
Two weeks into Iran war, Trump knocked back on his political heels as midterms loom
US president appears unable to explain why he launched conflict or how he plans to end it, to an American public that feels it’s paying the price
By Will Weissert
This combination photo shows US President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
March 10, 2026, 10:53 am
Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions
Phone call comes hours after Kremlin warned US-Israeli conflict with Iran could trigger energy crisis, as closure of Strait of Hormuz disrupts oil supplies
By Guy Faulconbridge, Vladimir Soldatkin and Jarrett Renshaw
US President Richard M. Nixon, right, and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev drink a toast at the White House in Washington, DC, June 21, 1973. The toast comes after the two leaders signed a pact to limit offensive nuclear arsenals. (AP)
February 4, 2026, 11:04 am
Ending half-century of arms control, US-Russian nuclear pact set to expire
Expiration of New START Treaty on Thursday has arms control advocates concerned over a new Russia-US arms race that would foment global instability
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and Harriet Morris
US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrive at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images/ AFP)
February 1, 2026, 8:10 am
Last US-Russia nuclear weapons pact set to end, with Trump mum on extension
New START treaty expires this week, ending decades of agreements between two top nuclear powers; White House says president wants China to join next pact, but nothing in the works
By Shaun Tandon
Former CIA agent Aldrich Ames leaves federal court after pleading guilty to espionage and tax evasion conspiracy charges on April 28, 1994, in Alexandria, Virginia. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
January 7, 2026, 12:55 pm
Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who sold US secrets to Soviet Union, dies in prison at 84
Ames, aided by wife Rosario, compromised agents and relayed bogus intel from Moscow, earning $2.5 million until he was exposed in 1994; says he was motivated by financial troubles
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force one at Joint Base Elmendorf- Richardson following a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
August 16, 2025, 2:53 pm
Trump to meet Zelensky Monday after summit with Putin
Echoing Russian leader’s position, US president says overall peace agreement needed, not a ceasefire; Ukraine’s leader says he held ‘long and substantive’ conversation with Trump
By SAMYA KULLAB and Elise Morton
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a joint press conference after participating in a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. (Drew Angerer/AFP)
August 16, 2025, 4:12 am
Trump-Putin summit ends without breakthrough on halting Russia’s war in Ukraine
US president says that he and the Russian leader ‘made some headway’ but stresses ‘there’s no deal until there’s a deal’; Zelensky: Ukraine ‘counting on America’
By Steve Holland, Andrew Osborn and Darya Korsunskaya
US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One as he departs Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 15, 2025, en route to Anchorage for a summit with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
August 15, 2025, 5:45 pm
Trump heads to Alaska for high-stakes meeting with Putin on Ukraine’s future
Putin makes first visit to a Western nation since launching invasion of Ukraine; US president says there is mutual respect and he is confident ‘something’s going to come out of it’
By Shaun Tandon
A Russian soldier patrols in a street of Mariupol, in Russian-occupied Ukraine, on April 12, 2022. (Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)
August 14, 2025, 1:28 pm
Report: US, Russia considering West Bank-style future for Ukraine occupation
According to model reported by UK’s Times, occupied areas would have Russian governor, economy would be linked to Russia, while Kyiv would not formally cede territory
By ToI Staff and AFP
US President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
August 1, 2025, 11:23 pm
Trump moves nuclear submarines after statements by former Russian president
US president takes action amid escalating tensions with Moscow, ‘in case foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that’
By Agencies
This combination photo shows US President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
July 9, 2025, 3:21 pm
Trump said he told Putin he’d ‘bomb the sh*t out of Moscow’ if he attacked Ukraine – report
CNN releases audio of Trump at 2024 gathering of donors during election campaign; US president claims to have issued similar warning to China’s Xi over potential Taiwan invasion
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Russia's President Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 23, 2025. (Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP)
June 23, 2025, 5:00 pm
Putin slams attacks on Iran, but offers no support to key ally
Meeting Iranian foreign minister in Moscow, Russian leader says strikes against Islamic Republic are ‘unjustified,’ but does not single out US assault on nuclear sites
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin greet each other during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, July 19, 2022. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
June 19, 2025, 2:32 am
Putin says Israel agreed to ensure security of Russians working at Iran nuclear plant
Russian leader insists ‘solution can be found’ to end war, claims Iranians ‘consolidating’ around regime; also says strategic pact with Iran doesn’t envisage military cooperation
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade from the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on June 14, 2025. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
June 15, 2025, 10:08 am
Trump: Iran will face American might ‘at levels never seen before’ if it attacks US
US president says he and Putin agree war ‘should end’; Iranian FM says ‘solid proof’ US supported Israel campaign; Russian leader says he backs proposals to ease tension
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left), in Moscow, February 17, 2025, and US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 18, 2025. (Composite image: Pool via AP)
May 20, 2025, 8:45 am
After call with Putin, Trump says Russia-Ukraine talks to begin ‘immediately’
US president also speaks with Zelensky, who says Ukraine is ready for ‘real decisions’; Russian president asserts countries should ‘find compromises that would suit all parties’
By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak and Katie Marie Davies
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