Ukraine has made a dramatic diplomatic move as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly rejects Vladimir Putin’s invitation to Moscow and instead invites the Russian leader to Kyiv for direct talks. At the same time, the Kremlin confirms a temporary pause in strikes on Ukrainian cities following a direct request from President Donald Trump. 

Russia is watching closely and with visible satisfaction as Donald Trump’s renewed pressure over Greenland sends shockwaves through NATO and the European Union. Across Kremlin-aligned television networks and political commentary shows, Trump’s Greenland posture is being framed not as a diplomatic dispute, but as a strategic stress test exposing NATO’s internal fractures. Russian state media has seized on the growing EU-U.S. standoff, portraying Washington’s demands and tariff threats as evidence of a weakening transatlantic alliance. Analysts in Moscow argue that Trump’s insistence on U.S. control or dominance over Greenland has placed European capitals, particularly Copenhagen and Brussels, in an impossible position. WATCH