Enter Donald Trump. The new US president could call on Opec. He can pledge to ratchet up oil sanctions on Russia to the point where their impact becomes more acute: these would target not only producers, but refiners, ports, insurers and the shadow fleet. He can also apply more political pressure on China, India and Turkey to support compliance.

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.

Russia is waiting for signals from Washington to commence highly anticipated peace negotiations to end the war with Ukraine.

President Donald Trump has taken a harder line with Russian President Vladimir Putin than many in Ukraine expected, pressuring him to reach a deal with Ukraine to end the war.

Trump Threatens Putin: "We can do it the Easy way, or the Hard way" | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Donald Trump wants to Russia-Ukraine war to end immediately. He has threatened Russia with "Taxes,

Oil prices slipped on Monday after US President Trump called on OPEC to reduce prices following the announcement of wide-ranging measures to boost US oil

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed readiness to meet with Donald Trump to discuss the Ukraine conflict, pending ‘signals’ from the US. Trump has threatened tougher sanctions on Russia if the conflict continues,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is "ready for negotiations" with U.S. President Donald Trump about how to end the war in Ukraine.

Zelenskyy made these comments during an interview with Italian journalist Cecilia Sala for the newspaper Il Foglio. “I'm still very curious about what [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin and [former U.S.

Russia's leader Vladimir Putin on Friday said he was "ready to work together" with U.S. President Donald Trump on Ukraine. Read more here.

Trump said he planned to ask the oil cartel to lower prices, which he said would lead to a swift end to Russia's war in Ukraine.