Russian President Vladimir Putin remains perpetually just out of reach as the White House struggles in its efforts to bring the world leader to heel on his invasion of Ukraine. President Donald Trump appears undeterred in his efforts to get the Russian leader to the negotiating table even after the Kremlin dodged a proposal to

President Donald Trump says he may call Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, after Putin skipped peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey.

The Trump administration appears to be losing patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even as President Trump offers a face-to-face meeting in an effort to end the Ukraine war. Trump this week flirted with traveling to Turkey to meet with Putin on the sidelines of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials,