US President Donald Trump spoke with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts to discuss the conflict in Ukraine ahead of a NATO summit in Ankara, the Kremlin and the Ukrainian president have said.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is working to keep the alliance united and Donald Trump engaged. But disputes over burden sharing, US military commitments, and the Iran war are creating a major test for NATO unity.

A Kremlin aide said Trump made the offer to Putin during a phone call on Saturday, US Independence Day, in the context of his participation next week at the NATO summit in Turkey.

US President Donald Trump spoke to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes on July 4, offering to find a solution to the Ukraine war, said a Kremlin aide.

Donald Trump will hold separate talks with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ahmad al-Sharaa during the NATO summit in Turkey. The meetings put the Ukraine war and rising Middle East strains at the heart of his Ankara visit.

A Ukrainian strike in northern Crimea killed one person as Donald Trump held separate calls with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The twin developments underscored how active fighting and renewed diplomacy are unfolding side by side.

A Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea has killed one person, according to Moscow-installed officials.

One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. Pre

President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Tho

July 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking to Russian leader Vladimir Putin by telephone for nearly 90 minutes, offered to help find a solution to the Ukraine war, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in comments made public early on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Trump made the offer in the context of his participation next week at the NATO summit in Turkey. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The meeting with the Syrian president comes after Trump repeatedly suggested that Damascus could get involved militarily in Lebanon. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The NATO summit kicking off in Turkey this week affords President Trump a rare in-person opportunity to lean on European allies dragging their feet on defense spending, as well as a chance to showcase

The call, their fourth this year, took place just before a significant NATO summit in Turkey, due to begin on Tuesday and expected to be attended by Trump.

The call, their fourth this year, took place just before a significant NATO summit in Turkey, due to begin on Tuesday and expected to be attended by Trump.