Ahead of his meeting with the Russian leader last week, Trump threatened Russia with “severe consequences” if it didn’t accept a ceasefire. Afterward, he dropped that demand and said it was best to focus on a comprehensive peace deal — as Putin has pushed for.

Major questions remain over what both sides might accept after Trump held successive talks with Putin and Zelensky.

The president of Ukraine and his European allies are visiting the White House, after President Trump backed Russia’s plan to end the war.

The fast-moving developments in Trump's near-back-to-back summits with the heads of Russia, Ukraine and European powers have highlighted a pair of repeated sticking points.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must make concessions to reach a peace deal.

President Trump and European leaders met for a one-of-a-kind summit at the White House on Monday to push toward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. But by the end of a marathon day of

President Donald Trump seeks to arrange talks between Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Russia's Putin as drone attacks escalate, raising urgency for a potential peace deal.

Inside the Oval Office, Zelensky and Trump showed few signs of their once-frayed relationship. They talked positively about a U.S. role in security guarantees for Ukraine — one of the most complex issues under discussion — to ensure that Russia does not restart the war after they agree to a peace deal.