Historically, President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have enjoyed a very special relationship ― at least if you’re viewing it through Trump’s perspective. As far back as 2013, Trump was envisioning a friendship with the Russian authoritarian leader,

Russia's troop buildup on Ukraine's border raises tensions. Zelenskyy and Trump push for peace talks, but Moscow's refusal to hand over memorandum stalls negotiations.

Russia rebukes Trump’s “absolutely crazy” Putin comment, blaming his “emotional overload” after major Ukraine air assault.

But in recent weeks, the relationship has begun to show signs of strain.

President Donald Trump, who recently said Russian President Vladimir Putin had gone "CRAZY," warned in a Tuesday post on Truth Social that Putin is "playing with fire"

North Korea aided Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war effort in Ukraine by supplying more than 20,000 containers of munitions containing at least 100 ballistic missiles, a monitoring group of 11 UN members said.

The ratcheting up of the conflict came as President Donald Trump, who spoke to Putin a week ago, has increasingly been sending signals that he wants to disengage from the negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.

President Donald Trump has given Russian President Vladimir Putin a deadline of “two weeks.” Again. Asked on Wednesday whether he believes Putin really wants to end the war in Ukraine, Trump said he’s still mulling it over,