Trump did not mention Ukraine in his inauguration speech but has told reporters that Vladimir Putin would be destroying Russia by not agreeing to a peace deal.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that the potential bankruptcy or sale of the operator of the completed but never launched Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would amount to "theft".

Donald Trump has refused to rule out using force to acquire Greenland from Denmark or the Panama Canal from Panama. Don’t rule out that he might just mean it.

Ukraine has published the diary of a slain North Korean soldier in Russia’s Kursk that shows how troops from Pyongyang are attempting to combat drones. The soldier, named Gyeong Hong Jong, in his diary,

Energy stocks have surged 5% so far this year, outpacing the S&P 500 index's 1% loss after lagging the market for the last two years.

Asian stocks have retreated after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised worries over inflation.

The White House scrambled to get a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last year after U.S. intelligence agencies said a Russian military unit was preparing to send explosive packages on cargo planes.

The Wall Street Journal says the new president gave the new deadline to his special envoy to Ukraine despite most, especially those in the Kremlin, saying it is unachievable.

America’s allies are uniquely vulnerable in the face of this nationalist revival, because for decades they’ve organized themselves around the trust that the enormous power of the US would never be turned on them. Sure, Washington could be a bruising and domineering friend, but it was committed to maintaining the alliance, so there were guardrails.

Keith Kellogg, US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, who was tasked by Trump with ending the war in 100 days, faces significant challenges in negotiating any peace agreement.

Big bank profits surged in the fourth quarter and Wall Street roared back to life, with net income rising 50% at JPMorgan Chase and more than doubling at Goldman Sachs.