According to the findings of the newspaper "Bild," secret talks have been ongoing in Switzerland for several weeks about how gas from Russia could soon flow again through the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. An agreement between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is considered a crucial component aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former armed forces chief and current ambassador to Britain, said on Thursday that the United States was "destroying" the current world order.

US and Russian figures have held secret back-channel discussions on Ukraine in Switzerland since Donald Trump’s election victory in November, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter.

The Swiss intelligence service crisis and concerns about the unpredictability of the Trump administration are among the highlights of today's Swiss news.

Moscow is working to arrange a face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister