Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war on the current battlelines, with Moscow holding a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is now believed to be more dug in than ever, according to a recent intelligence assessment.

There are no plans for President Trump to meet with President Putin in the immediate future,” the White House said.

President Trump on Saturday said the lack of progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine amid their more than three-year war is “very disappointing.” The president has attempted to chart a

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv is working with its partners in the "Coalition of the Willing" to draw up a peace plan, including a ceasefire, to end the Russian war against Ukraine in a similar vein to U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point framework for Gaza.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced new sanctions against Russia's two biggest oil companies and blasted Moscow's refusal to end its "senseless war."

Zelenskyy said discussions military assets from the U.S. -- including Tomahawk missiles -- motivated Putin to meet with Trump in Budapest.

Donald Trump has said he would like China's help to deal with Russia as he seeks to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. "I'd like China to help us out with Russia," the US president said on board Air Force One, as he flew to Asia for a whirlwind tour, where he will meet China's Xi Jinping in South Korea.

U.S. troops withdrawing from Romania spark Republican opposition amid Russia-Ukraine war tensions and concerns over weakened deterrence.