US President-elect Donald Trump announced a possible meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, the EU is working on new sanctions against Russia. Read more about what happened over the weekend.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he had not spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump in over four years, but was “ready” for potential talks with him, amid expectation that the new administration in Washington will push for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine.

The Russian suggests his price for peace is Kyiv’s defeat and U.S. humiliation.

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

President-elect Donald Trump is set to speak Sunday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, billed as "the largest celebration of our constitutional rights and freedoms."

President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should be prepared to make a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war.

The Russian leader said the Kremlin is prepared to negotiate, but stressed it would not settle for a temporary ceasefire.

The Russian leader said he was ready to compromise with the incoming U.S. president on ending the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday, in his first rally-like speech since the November election, threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal, pushed back on criticism of Elon Musk’s influence,

On the global front, Trump has claimed that he will be able to end Russia's war against Ukraine within 24 hours of assuming office. Throughout his election campaign, he has vowed to end war in West Asia. He has also announced that he will slap increased tariffs on foreign goods entering the US.