As the Russia-Ukraine negotiations continue, President Trump revealed on a FOX & Friends interview that Putin has had “no communication with the White House for years” and “wouldn’t talk to the people from Europe.”
Now, on the brink of a historic peace deal brokered by President Trump, one of many since he reassumed the Presidency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that President Putin has officially extended an invitation to visit Moscow.
According to RT.com, Lavrov said President Trump “has an invitation” and said that Trump found it “interesting.”
RT.com reports:
In an interview with the television channel Rossiya 24 on Tuesday, Lavrov stated that Trump “has an invitation” and recalled that during the summit, the US president had indicated that the idea of him visiting Russia is “interesting.”
During their joint press conference with Putin last week, Trump admitted, however, that he could “get a little heat” for traveling to Moscow. Nevertheless, he said he [could] “see it possibly happening.”
On Monday, President Trump met with European leaders and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. During the meeting, President Trump abruptly walked away to make a phone call to the Russian President.
Yesterday, The Gateway Pundit reported on the revelation from President Trump that Putin had offered security guarantees for Ukraine and that “European nations are going to take a lot of the burden.”
Both Presidents have signaled that Ukraine will have to cede some of the occupied territories in order to reach a peace deal. This cession would include the Donbas region, made up by Donetsk and Luhansk, currently occupied by Russian forces. The Kremlin declared Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as annexed in 2022.
As the Russia-Ukraine negotiations continue, President Trump revealed on a FOX & Friends interview that Putin has had “no communication with the White House for years” and “wouldn’t talk to the people from Europe.”
Now, on the brink of a historic peace deal brokered by President Trump, one of many since he reassumed the Presidency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that President Putin has officially extended an invitation to visit Moscow.
According to RT.com, Lavrov said President Trump “has an invitation” and said that Trump found it “interesting.”
RT.com reports:
In an interview with the television channel Rossiya 24 on Tuesday, Lavrov stated that Trump “has an invitation” and recalled that during the summit, the US president had indicated that the idea of him visiting Russia is “interesting.”
During their joint press conference with Putin last week, Trump admitted, however, that he could “get a little heat” for traveling to Moscow. Nevertheless, he said he can “see it possibly happening,” according to RT’s reporting.
On Monday, President Trump met with European leaders and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky. During the meeting, President Trump abruptly walked away to place a phone call with the Russian President.
Yesterday, The Gateway Pundit reported on the revelation from President Trump that Putin had offered security guarantees for Ukraine and that “European nations are going to take a lot of the burden.”
Both Presidents have signaled that Ukraine will have to cede some of the occupied territories in order to reach a peace deal. This cession would include the Donbas region, made up by Donetsk and Luhansk, currently occupied by Russian forces. The Kremlin declared Luhansk, Donestk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson as annexed in 2022.
On Monday, Dan Scavino, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant to the President, posted a black and white photo of President Trump with Volodymyr Zelensky in front of a map of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The map, posted below, shows the percentage of Russian occupation throughout the regions of Ukraine, highlight the Donbas, which is overwhelmingly occupied by Russian forces.
Before heading over to the Multilateral Meeting with European Leaders in the East Room of the @WhiteHouse… pic.twitter.com/720okDltQh
— Dan Scavino (@Scavino47) August 18, 2025
The peninsula of Crimea, which is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, voted for Russian annexation in March 2014 following the Maiden Revolution in Kyiv that overthrew Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and led to the election of Petro Poroshenko, a favorable replacement for the West.
Ukraine has called the annexation of Crimea illegitimate, despite an April 2014 Gallup poll showing 74% of Crimeans said that becoming a part of Russia would make their lives better.
In 2014, Voice of America reported:
The survey of Crimeans after the Russian takeover showed they are overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia, with nearly three-quarters of those surveyed saying their life will improve as part of Russia rather than Ukraine.
Five years later, Russia’s Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) supported the initial numbers recorded by Gallup with 72% of Crimeans saying that “Crimean’s reunification with Russia has had positive impacts on their life and their families.”
However, Freedom House, a U.S. State Department and USAID-funded NGO, insists Crimea is “Not Free” and gave them an 8/100 in a 2019 study.
The peninsula of Crimea, which is home to Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, voted for Russian annexation in March 2014 following the Maiden Revolution in Kyiv that overthrew Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and led to the election of Petro Poroshenko, a favorable replacement for the West.
Ukraine has called the annexation of Crimea illegitimate, despite an April 2014 Gallup poll showing 74% of Crimeans said that becoming part of Russia would make their lives better.
In 2014, Voice of America reported:
The survey of Crimeans after the Russian takeover showed they are overwhelmingly happy to be part of Russia, with nearly three-quarters of those surveyed saying their life will improve as part of Russia rather than Ukraine.
Five years later, Russia’s Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM) supported the initial numbers recorded by Gallup with 72% of Crimeans saying that “Crimea’s reunification with Russia has had positive impacts on their lives and their families.”
However, Freedom House, a U.S. State Department and USAID-funded NGO, insists Crimea is “Not Free” and gave it an 8/100 in a 2019 study.
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