For decades, President Vladimir Putin turned to one loyal aide for some of his most delicate assignments. These days, Dmitry N. Kozak, 66, is not responsible for much at all, with many of his powers having shifted to another

Deputy Head of the Russian presidential administration Dmitri Kozak proposed to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine and begin a peace process, The New York Times (NYT) reports. According to sources for the media outlet,

For the first time since starting his second term in January, President Donald Trump plans on meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin face to face. Trump made the announcement Friday afternoon during an event at the White House.

Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker offers this advice to President Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week: "We should never be recognizing Russia's aggression and occupation of Ukrainian territory,