The White House called a report that President Donald Trump’s administration plans to revoke the temporary legal status of 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the war as “fake news” on Tuesday. Reuters reported,

The Trump-Zelensky meeting stunned American observers and was widely celebrated by allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The dramatic events at the White House have drawn reactions from many world leaders. The BBC notes that there has been no such reaction from Vladimir Putin. Other Russian politicians have been much less restrained.

Peter Baker, a veteran journalist and former Moscow correspondent for the New York Times, compared the White House’s decision to Kremlin tactics.

In the aftermath of Friday’s Oval Office debacle, Team Trump apparently expects Volodymyr Zelenskyy to beg for forgiveness — by some accounts, on camera.

A series of American pivots under Trump has sent an unmistakable message to the Russian president, according to several Russia and geopolitical experts.

There was a small Republican contingent in Congress that repeatedly sided with Russia’s wishes. Now, evidently, it’s Donald Trump’s turn.

Advisers to the Russian leader have been surprised by the sudden change in tone from the White House in recent weeks.

Vice President JD Vance shares how things unfolded in the Oval Office during a tense exchange between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on 'Hannity.'

A meeting is expected between US President Donald Trump, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy. These could take place in the coming days, the Fox News reports, citing the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.

Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Darchiev, a veteran diplomat known in the past for public denunciations of the West, as ambassador to the United States on Thursday to lead a rapprochement that has stunned Ukraine and European countries.

The Kremlin expressed approval of President Donald Trump’s recent shift in tone regarding Ukraine, with a spokesman stating that the White House now holds a position that “largely coincides” with that of Russia.