US President Donald Trump has tasked Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg with ending the war in Ukraine within 100 days. However, few believe he will succeed, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries' close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

Trump has offered little insight into how he intends to fulfill his campaign pledge to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.

President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but as he prepares to take office, peace seems as elusive as ever.

His inauguration speech was loudest in its silence on Ukraine. But hours later, US President Donald Trump laid bare – in a trademark casual, rambling fashion – his position over the war in Ukraine. And it was tougher on the Kremlin than you might expect.

The yearly custom of the two leaders conversing around the new year highlights the two nations strong personal bond, particularly the timing of it this year, as it comes hours after Trump was sworn in

Trump returned to the White House on Monday, issuing a flurry of executive orders. But he also clarified that securing a peace deal to end the almost three-long conflict in Eastern Europe was a key priority.

The head of Russia's $23 billion sovereign wealth fund praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying his raft of orders showed that decisive leadership could change the course of history, boost growth and open opportunities for dialogue.

The new US president made the comments as Russia was hit by a huge Ukranian drone strike - with reports of a 250-kilogram bomb exploding on a military factory with 4,300 employees

According to Ushakov, Moscow will not have a presence at the inauguration because Russia's possible candidate for Russian ambassador to the U.S.—Alexander Darchiev, the head of the North American Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry—has still not received an agrément from Washington.