US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Ukraine should not target Moscow, after the Kremlin charged that a new US plan to supply weapons to Kyiv along with sanctions threats against Russia would delay peace efforts.

Trump asked Ukraine's Zelensky earlier this month if he could strike Moscow and other Russian targets, the Financial Times reported.

Russia has said it needed time to respond to US President Donald Trump's ultimatum to end the Ukraine war or face new sanctions but it was ready for fresh talks with Kyiv.

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump has encouraged Kiev to escalate deep strikes into Russian territory, even asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky whether Moscow could be targeted if long-range weapons were supplied, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. “Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? … Can you hit St. Petersburg, too?” Trump asked …

President Donald Trump warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to bomb Moscow, making a sharp shift in strategy as he pushes to end the war in the Ukraine. 

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (Jul 15) warned Russia it has 50 days to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine or face fresh sanctions, even as the European Union failed to approve its late

MOSCOW >> President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald Trump’s threats of tougher sanctions, and his territorial demands may widen as Russian forces advance, three sources close to the Kremlin said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald Trump's threats of tougher sanctions, and his territorial demands may widen as Russian forces advance, three sources close to the Kremlin said. Putin, who ordered Russian troops into…

Pentagon officials said details were still being worked out, and experts doubted Mr. Trump’s threat of huge tariffs for Russian trading partners.

Senior Russian officials have shrugged off yesterday's ultimatum by US President Donald Trump that the United States will impose tariffs on Russia and its trading partners if Moscow fails to halt its war in Ukraine within 50 days.

Donald Trump says the US is "not looking" to supply Ukraine with weapons to reach deeper into Russia. Meanwhile, the EU has failed to reach an agreement on an 18th round of sanctions against Moscow. DW has more.

“I felt we had a deal about four times″ between Russia and Ukraine, "but it just kept going on and on”, said Trump.

Trump threatened Russia with steep tariffs unless a peace agreement with Ukraine is reached within 50 days.

EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said the 27-member bloc did not come to an agreement on an 18th round of sanctions against Russia. Member state Slovakia has been holding up the sanctions package. DW has more.

'Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow?... Can you hit St Petersburg, too?' Trump asked. 'Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons,' Zelensky replied.

Say Putin believes Russia can endure further economic hardship, including threatened US tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil.

Trump has been putting pressure on Russia to end its war on Ukraine and issued a warning to Putin, threatening 'severe' tariffs if a ceasefire is not reached within the next 50 days.

US President Donald Trump's recent statements, including a threat of sanctions on buyers of Russian exports, are serious and require analysis, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump reportedly asked Ukrainian President Zelenskyy if Kyiv could hit Moscow with US-supplied long-range missiles. The query came during a July 4 call, just a day after Trump spoke to Russian President Putin.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov responded to Trump's tariff warning, saying Moscow would cope with new sanctions. Russia also rejected the 50-day ultimatum, calling it 'unacceptable'.

US President Donald Trump told Russia on Monday to end its Ukraine war within 50 days or face massive new economic sanctions as he laid out plans for new infusions of weaponry for Kyiv via...