Russian President Vladimir Putin has led the United States on a weekslong diplomatic goose chase with the promise of peace in Ukraine — an endgame that keeps getting pushed back. Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev is in Washington this week to speak with White House officials and offer them a “real understanding of the Russian position”

The U.S. president is getting impatient at Russian leader Vladimir Putin for dragging his feet over a peace plan.

Russian State TV appears to be turning on President Donald Trump in its recent coverage, with Kremlin propagandists mocking the president over remarks he and his administration have made on a possible ceasefire in the Ukraine war.

Russia is still counting on US President Donald Trump to deliver an acceptable peace deal in Ukraine, though it’s prepared to continue the war if talks fail, according to people in Moscow familiar with the matter.

Rasmussen's daily poll tracker said, as of April 3, Trump's approval rating sits at 49 percent, while 49 percent disapprove of his job performance.

Vladimir Putin’sRussia was one of the only countries in the world not to be slapped with additional tariffs from Donald Trump last night. The US president announced a series of “reciprocal” taxes on international imports into America which he said would boost the US economy.

Despite President Donald Trump’s pledge to end the Ukraine war quickly, the Kremlin has declared the conflict’s resolution will be prolonged. -Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov cited the complexity and difficulty of negotiations,

Senior Trump administration officials have discussed in recent days the likelihood that the U.S. will be unable to secure a Ukraine peace deal in the next few months and are drawing up new plans to pressure both Kyiv and Moscow,