President Donald Trump says he'll meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin soon to try and end the war in Ukraine. He also expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to come to Washington soon as well.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with officials on Monday to discuss rare earth metals production, which he described as a strategic reserve vital for Russia's future competitiveness and economic development,

"Russia is open for U.S.-Russia economic cooperation and believes such cooperation is key for more resilient global economy," envoy Kirill Dmitriev, appointed on February 23, said in a statement.

On the third anniversary of the invasion, Trump says he is talking to Moscow about an economic development deal as Washington’s posture in the region shifts.

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his relationship with Vladimir Putin on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signaling that Moscow’s detente with Washington wouldn’t deter ties.

China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.

The leaders of Russia and China sought to project a unified front on the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In August 2000, two explosions led Russian nuclear submarine Kursk to sink, claiming the lives of all 118 crew members.