US President Donald Trump said a Russia–Ukraine settlement is “very close” despite hostile relations between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Vladimir Putin, revealing he asked Putin to temporarily halt attacks on Kyiv during extreme winter conditions.

President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that.

Trump envoy showed ‘troubling lack of knowledge at Ukraine peace talks and could not say when war began’ - The unnamed official viewed ‘territorial issues like real estate’, a senior Ukrainian officia

The assessment is at odds with European officials, who have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling negotiations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys during marathon overnight talks, and the Kremlin insisted that the territorial issue need