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Trump, Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers

"Maybe there's nothing there, maybe it's bigger than we thought, we don't know," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, warning that the US was operating with limited information.

US President Donald Trump speaks with media before boarding Marine One as he travels to Grand Island, Nebraska, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, October 5, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: One year since Gershkovich's arrest, a billboard seen in Times Square, New York City

Freed 'Washington Post' reporter Evan Gershkovich recounts FSB plot behind Russia arrest

US President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, US, September 22, 2026.

Trump expresses optimism on Ukraine peace deal at UN summit with Zelensky, says Putin will meet

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev, US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner attend a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025.

Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad to discuss Ukraine peace, Trump says


You may be 'hunted': Russia tells citizens not to visit US, major Western countries

Both Moscow and Washington say their citizens have been wrongfully imprisoned and their diplomats harassed increasingly as relations soured.

 Cat morning on Red Square. Moscow.

Russia wants to mass produce 'Oreshnik' missiles, says message to US is clear

The Kremlin said that it had "no doubt" that Washington understood its messaging behind Thursday's attack in central Ukraine.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with the Ministry of Defence leadership, representatives of the defense industry and missile systems developers, in Moscow, Russia November 22, 2024.

Kremlin denies Putin-Trump call reports as 'pure fiction'

A Kremlin spokesperson said that Putin has "no concrete plans yet" to speak with Trump.

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Trump in phone call advised Putin not to escalate in Ukraine - report

On Friday, the Kremlin said Putin was ready to discuss Ukraine with Trump but that did not mean that he was willing to alter Moscow's demands.

 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and then-US president Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.

Trump and Putin express desire to talk before January inauguration

Putin officially congratulated "courageous" Trump while addressing media in Sochi.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures during a joint news conference with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 2018

Russia denies it was behind US bomb hoaxes or incendiary devices on planes

Security officials said separately that parcels that exploded at logistics depots in Europe were part of a test run for a Russian plot to trigger explosions on cargo flights to the United States.

 Poll watchers observe at the Exposition Building during the 2024 U.S. presidential election on Election Day in Portland, Maine, U.S., November 5, 2024.

Russia sees Trump’s win as chance to shift US policy on Ukraine conflict

Russia cautiously optimistic about Trump; hopes for reduced US aid to Ukraine.

 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and then-US president Donald Trump attend a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019.

Russia denies claims of its alleged US election interference

Moscow called US intelligence agency's claims of Russian interference 'malicious slander'.

 THE KREMLIN, Moscow.

Israeli-Canadian racer Joshua Cartu arrested in Russia for alleged fraud in US

Israeli-Canadian racing driver Joshua Cartu detained in St. Petersburg for alleged large-scale fraud linked to binary options scheme.

 Josh Cartu next to his Ferrari, 1 July 2015.

Moscow imprisons Russian-American over charitable donation to Ukraine

Her supporters say she had donated $51.80 to Razom for Ukraine, a New York-based charity that provides humanitarian aid to children and elderly people in Ukraine.

 Russian-American dual citizen Ksenia Karelina, accused of treason for making a donation to a charity supporting Ukraine, attends a court hearing in Yekaterinburg, Russia August 15, 2024.