US Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Friday that he had met with an envoy for President Vladimir Putin this week and sent him back to Moscow with a message: the clock is ticking on when there needs to be a breakthrough in the peace talks to end the Ukraine war.

US to know whether Russia 'serious about peace' with Ukraine in coming weeks, Rubio says US, Russia make 'significant progress' towards Ukraine ceasefire deal, Kremlin negotiator claims Trump's team advises against calling Putin until Russia agrees to Ukraine ceasefire,

One country missing from President Trump’s new tariff list, despite running a trade surplus with the U.S. of $2.5 billion: Russia. The country was left off of a list of dozens that have much smaller trade imbalances with America,

Donald Trump’s new trade crackdown had one eyebrow-raising omission: Russia. The absence of Russia on the president’s new list of countries that he’ll hit with steep tariffs did not go unnoticed on social media.

Trump is calling his tariff policy "kind reciprocal," saying he could've been much harsher on US trading partners.