Russia said on March 11 it may engage in talks with the United States in the coming days, following U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that he might speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week.

The Russian president added that Russian troops are advancing in virtually every part of the front line in Ukraine. He also suggested that Russia would need to negotiate outstanding issues “with our A

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in military fatigues, ordered the swift defeat of Ukrainian forces in western Russia, a signal to the United States that Moscow holds the military initiative as they prepare to discuss a ceasefire.