Russian President Vladimir Putin shows no fear of US President Donald Trump's threats and is preparing to continue military operations in Ukraine until the West agrees to his peace terms, Reuters reports.

In a stunning policy reversal, President Donald Trump reportedly encouraged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to conduct deep strikes into Russian territory, according to a Financial Times report on their July 4th phone call.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins 'America Reports' to discuss President Donald Trump threatening secondary tariffs on Russia over their continuation of attacks on Ukraine.

Mr Putin’s war against Ukraine inadvertently led to an end to the hitherto intractable conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, which is now struggling to break free of Russia’s grip and make peace with Turkey.

US Senators Graham and Blumenthal are pushing for sanctions against countries like India, China, and Brazil for trading with Russia, potentially imposing tariffs up to 500%. This follows Trump's announcement of possible 100% secondary tariffs on Russia if the Ukraine war doesn't end in 50 days.

North Korea is now supplying almost half of Russia’s ammunition for its war against Ukraine, South Korean military data shows. Pyongyang is accused of shipping millions of artillery shells and other munitions to Vladimir Putin’s military,

“Putin will not negotiate as a loser,” one of his longtime associates tells TIME by phone from Moscow. “He knows that winners don’t get punished, and if he wins, all of this” — the sanctions, the tariffs — “will go away.”

Donald Trump expressed frustration with Vladimir Putin with all eyes were on the White House as the US President sat down with NATO where he revealed he would be selling weapons to them