But, given the pushback he got from the Kremlin, Trump did not have room to promise much more. Last week, after his summit with Putin in Alaska, he had already set aside his main source of leverage over the Russians—the threat of sanctions and tariffs that could weaken Putin’s economy. “We don’t have to think about that right now,” Trump remarked.

Russia attacked the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk with drones overnight, its mayor said, calling it a sign that Putin does not want peace.

Donald Trump was caught on hot mic telling French President Emmanuel Macron that he thinks Russian President Vladimir Putin "wants to make a deal.”