Vladimir Putin signals that Russia will not participate in peace talks anytime soon, according to analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). Many pieces of information reported by Russian media or government representatives are elements of propaganda.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump and Moscow is waiting for word from Washington that it is ready too, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect.