With U.S. President Donald Trump's recent overtures toward Russia, on the streets of Moscow, many welcome what they see as a thaw in relations with Washington, and what some hope is the beginning of the end of their country's isolation from the West.

French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet with President Donald Trump this week as they try to clinch a European role in the ongoing talks between Washington and Moscow on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "forces" attempting to derail Ukraine peace talks currently being brokered by Washington and Moscow. Newsweek has contacted the Russian Foreign Ministry for comment by email.

Europe's participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, while suggesting that a deal to end the conflict may still be far off.

The U.S. Secretary of State's comments came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the pair were discussing the possibility of an end

The move appears to be an effort to ease tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of talks in Saudi Arabia.

The Trump administration is aggressively resetting Washington's very tense relations with Moscow, pushing to end the Ukraine war in the highest-profile U.S.-Russia engagement in years. Kyiv is isolate

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to Washington next week amid alarm in Europe over U.S. President Donald Trump's hardening stance towards Ukraine and overtures to Moscow on the three-year conflict.

The U.S. Secretary of State's comments came after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where the pair were discussing the possibility of an end to the war in Ukraine - without representatives from Kyiv present.

The negotiations in Saudi Arabia, which exclude Ukrainian officials, mark a pivotal step by the Trump Administration to reverse U.S. policy on isolating Russia.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and