Secretary of State Marco Rubio threw a tantrum in an interview with ABC News after This Week presenter George Stephanopoulos claimed the Trump administration had “taken steps to placate Putin.” Rubio was fuming as he dodged questions from Stephanopoulos and made an eyebrow-raising comparison between the war in Ukraine to conflicts in the Middle East.

When the U.S. this week opposed a UN motion condemning the Ukraine invasion, some European officials knew the transatlantic relationship was in deep trouble.

US, Russia and North Korea vote against UN motion condemning Putin’s illegal invasion - The United States voted against Kyiv’s resolution alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea

Latvia’s foreign minister is warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to achieve in peace talks what he hasn’t been able to accomplish in his war against Ukraine — weaken the United States and restore control over his smaller neighbor.

The United States has proposed a draft resolution for the U.N. General Assembly that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow’s forces from Ukraine.

Un sends more troops into the 'meat grinder' Russian war on Ukraine - amid fears Moscow will reward him with weapons technology, boosting his nuke programme

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered US Cyber Command to halt offensive cyber and information operations against Russia as President Trump seeks to end President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine on terms that are widely seen as favoring Moscow,

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of strategic ... open image in gallery Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and and member of the Politburo of the Central Committee ...

Vladimir Putin's spokesman said Donald Trump is "rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations", adding "this largely coincides with our vision".