Members of an elite Russian military unit – including a distinguished Vladimir Putin war hero dubbed the “Executioner” – intentionally shot themselves and each other to fraudulently claim nearly

National Security Institute’s Andrew Borene assesses the possibility of a settlement between Russia and Ukraine on ‘Fox Report.’

Russia’s top diplomat said Friday that no meeting is planned between President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, casting new doubt on President Donald Trump’s push for a summit to end the war.

Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.

President Trump said in a social media post Monday that he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and set in motion arrangements for a summit at a location to be decided.

Threatening an American comedian might not be politically savvy, however: "That'd be stupid, even if he wanted to."

A week after Donald Trump applauded Vladimir Putin down the red carpet in Alaska, and days after an unprecedented summit of European leaders at the White House, the American president came crashing down to earth on Friday.