Iran will not succumb to pressure and sanctions imposed by Washington, the Islamic Republic's top diplomat said on Tuesday after meeting his Russian counterpart, days after Moscow held initial talks with the U.

It comes after the Ukrainian president suggested Donald Trump was "living in a disinformation space" created by Russia.

The anniversary was being marked as U.S. policies on Russia and Ukraine shift under President Donald Trump. Here's the latest: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has insisted that Ukraine must be definitely barred from NATO membership as part of the talks to end the war in Ukraine.

The US president dismisses concerns Ukraine is not involved in peace talks and says he is confident in success.

The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine — talks that represented a rapid and major change in American foreign policy under President Donald Trump.

Officials in Moscow praised President Donald Trump for taking a sympathetic position toward Russia after he blamed Ukraine for starting the war. Sergey Lavrov, the minister of foreign affairs for Russia,

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, in an interview with the Russian Defence Ministry, described Donald Trump as a "pragmatist" and his associates as "reasonable." He also criticized the idea of European forces being present in Ukraine.

Lavrov criticizes proposal to deploy European 'peacekeepers' in Ukraine, says this will continue 'to incite Kyiv for a war' against Moscow - Anadolu Ajansı

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, praised Donald Trump for claiming that the previous U.S. support for Ukraine's efforts to join NATO was a major reason for the outbreak of the war. Many reports provided by Russian media or government representatives are elements of propaganda.

Top U.S. and Russian officials have had their most extensive high-level engagement since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine almost three years ago.

"We are primarily interested in understanding the essence of President Trump's new line," a former Russian envoy told Newsweek.

Donald Trump’s former aide, Anthony Scaramucci, claims the firebrand republican is the exact President that Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants in the White House