Ukraine and Russia have agreed to exchange prisoners of war and to restore a direct military communication channel between the United States and Russia as part of efforts to end the war, according to US special envoySteve Witkoff.

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington may cooperate with Russia in specific areas despite the war in Ukraine.

The United States and Russia agreed on Thursday to resume high-level communication between their armed forces, as both sides have pushed to establish warmer relations during President Trump’s

The agreement was reached following meetings between U.S. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, who is the commander in Europe of both U.S. and NATO forces, and senior Russian and Ukrainian military officials, the U.

On the first big foreign policy test of the GOP’s obeisance to Trump, some lawmakers are obliquely distancing themselves from Trump.