Without waiting for Washington, the European Union and the U.K. announced a new raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin exchanged a friendly,

U.S. President Donald Trump’s phone calls with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have deepened expectations that progress might soon be made on ending those countries’ more than three-year war

Putin agreed to stop attacking Ukrainian energy facilities temporarily but declined to endorse a full 30-day ceasefire that Trump hoped would be the first step toward a permanent peace deal. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of breaking that moratorium on attacking energy facilities.

Ukraine has launched a cross-border drone attack, striking a Russian semiconductor plant responsible for producing parts for ballistic missiles and warplanes. Ukraine’s military said in a statement that it had struck the Bolkhov semiconductor plant in Oryol Oblast overnight.

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia's Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces out of the area last month, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Putin visited the region bordering Ukraine the previous day, according to the Kremlin.

RCP co-founder Tom Bevan commented on President Trump's statements about opening up trade with Russia after the Ukraine War comes to an end, Monday evening on FNC's "Special Report" panel. BRET BAIER,