#Russia

First Lady Melania Trump in her official White House portrait, released in January 2025.

White House diplomacy

Melania Trump brings Russian and Ukrainian officials into the White House, days after the truce she brokered expired

White House staff, among them special envoy Steve Witkoff, pose for photos in the Rose Garden in May 2025. Witkoff was meeting Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg when Stephen Hubbard was released.

United States and Russia

Russia frees Stephen Hubbard, the last American it held as wrongfully detained, and Trump says no swap was needed

Donald Trump in his official White House portrait, photographed in June 2026.

Russia sanctions

Trump's order sets a 500% tariff on Russian goods and waives it in the same document