Steve Rosenberg

They certainly haven't broken down. I mean, another newspaper, as Vestia was reporting this morning, that the US and Russia are already holding discussions on economic cooperation in the area of rare metals, for example. Some American companies, according to this article, have already expressed interest in doing deals with the Russians.

They certainly haven't broken down. I mean, another newspaper, as Vestia was reporting this morning, that the US and Russia are already holding discussions on economic cooperation in the area of rare metals, for example. Some American companies, according to this article, have already expressed interest in doing deals with the Russians.

And we've got to be very cautious, because we've seen before that what Donald Trump says one day can change dramatically and diametrically the next. And that makes it, I think, difficult... Das war Steve Rosenberg in Moskau.

And we've got to be very cautious, because we've seen before that what Donald Trump says one day can change dramatically and diametrically the next. And that makes it, I think, difficult... Das war Steve Rosenberg in Moskau.

The Arctic feels like a world away from the war in Ukraine, but this is a region with its own geopolitical undercurrents and Russian ambitions. At Russia's Arctic Forum, Vladimir Putin warned that geopolitical battles were intensifying. He referenced Donald Trump's plan to annex Greenland. But President Putin claimed that idea was not extravagant and had historical roots.

The Arctic feels like a world away from the war in Ukraine, but this is a region with its own geopolitical undercurrents and Russian ambitions. At Russia's Arctic Forum, Vladimir Putin warned that geopolitical battles were intensifying. He referenced Donald Trump's plan to annex Greenland. But President Putin claimed that idea was not extravagant and had historical roots.

He said Russia would stay out of it. What's more, the Russians have an offer for America. In a region packed with natural resources, there are deals to be done. Kirill Dmitriev is President Putin's foreign investment envoy. He's already had meetings with US officials.

He said Russia would stay out of it. What's more, the Russians have an offer for America. In a region packed with natural resources, there are deals to be done. Kirill Dmitriev is President Putin's foreign investment envoy. He's already had meetings with US officials.

Before deals can be done, the war in Ukraine needs to end, and many people in the West accuse Russia of dragging its feet, of making no concessions or compromises, laying down conditions.

Before deals can be done, the war in Ukraine needs to end, and many people in the West accuse Russia of dragging its feet, of making no concessions or compromises, laying down conditions.

Moscow is confident it can woo Washington with promises of lucrative deals in the Arctic and across Russia. And that confidence is understandable, considering how senior US officials have been repeating Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine and about Europe. In the words of one Russian newspaper headline I saw recently, American and Russian officials are now speaking the same language.

Moscow is confident it can woo Washington with promises of lucrative deals in the Arctic and across Russia. And that confidence is understandable, considering how senior US officials have been repeating Kremlin talking points about the war in Ukraine and about Europe. In the words of one Russian newspaper headline I saw recently, American and Russian officials are now speaking the same language.

I feel that he wants peace. The president had two very productive calls this week, or last week, I should say, one with President Zelensky, one with President Putin. I sat and listened to both of them. In both conversations, it was all about a lasting peace.

I feel that he wants peace. The president had two very productive calls this week, or last week, I should say, one with President Zelensky, one with President Putin. I sat and listened to both of them. In both conversations, it was all about a lasting peace.

He went to his local church and met with his priest and prayed for the president, not because he was the president of the United States, but because he had a friendship with him and he was praying for his friend.

He went to his local church and met with his priest and prayed for the president, not because he was the president of the United States, but because he had a friendship with him and he was praying for his friend.

Well, you'd have to ask Vladimir Putin that question. I mean, generally this morning, I get the feeling that Russia is quite pleased with how the telephone conversation went. If we're talking about the Putin-Trump call, it believes, well, according to one pro-Kremlin news site this morning, Russia scored a diplomatic victory here.

Well, you'd have to ask Vladimir Putin that question. I mean, generally this morning, I get the feeling that Russia is quite pleased with how the telephone conversation went. If we're talking about the Putin-Trump call, it believes, well, according to one pro-Kremlin news site this morning, Russia scored a diplomatic victory here.

And the reason I think the Russians are pleased with how it went is that Putin and Trump spoke for two hours. At the end of it, Vladimir Putin managed to retain good relations with Donald Trump. The U.S.-Russia reset is still on. The Russians managed to convince the Americans that Moscow is serious about wanting peace, while at the same time...

And the reason I think the Russians are pleased with how it went is that Putin and Trump spoke for two hours. At the end of it, Vladimir Putin managed to retain good relations with Donald Trump. The U.S.-Russia reset is still on. The Russians managed to convince the Americans that Moscow is serious about wanting peace, while at the same time...