Yesterday TASS and other Russian media reported Trump’s statement that he and Putin may meet in the near future. For now Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar until May 16. American and Russian presidents have not met since June 2021, and avoiding communication with the Russian side was an openly stated Biden policy. Russian news does not treat Trump as friendly, and it wouldn’t make sense for them to while he supplies Ukraine with weapons, but there is improvement in relations, which had hit rock-bottom under Biden.
Russians notice western news outlets such as the New York Times and Wall Street Journal express growing skepticism about the future of Ukraine’s war effort, as the Trump administration seems far less interested in offering the “unwavering” support of their predecessors.