Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strategy is to “wear Trump down” and win the war in Ukraine by exploiting President Donald Trump’s impatience with both peace talks and military aid, argues Leon Aron of the American Enterprise Institute in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed.

By David Ljunggren, John Irish and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Leaders from the Group of Seven nations began annual talks on Monday with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East adding to global economic uncertainty,

Currently, the next meeting within the framework of bilateral consultations on eliminating ‘irritants’ in order to normalize the activities of the diplomatic missions of both countries has been canceled at the initiative of American negotiators,

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that negotiations between the United States and Russia should not address Ukraine without its involvement. Source: Zelenskyy’s interview with US television channel Newsmax,

U.S. President Donald Trump, following his meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, said that he feels a trade deal with Canada could be achievable shortly, while adding that he strongly objects to the ejection of Russia from what was then the G8 and supports the addition of China to the summit.

The Russian leader briefed Trump on his recent talks with officials in Iran and Israel, and reiterated Moscow's proposal to seek mutual solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press U.S. President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations,

The two men spoke about the rapidly developing conflict in the Middle East — and the Russian leader wished his U.S. counterpart a happy birthday.