Special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff says Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed to allow the U.S. and Europe to offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO's collective defense mandate.

Melania Trump took the unique step of crafting a letter calling for peace in Ukraine, having her husband Donald Trump deliver it to Vladimir Putin.

Turkey supports efforts to establish a permanent peace in Ukraine with the participation of all parties, President Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday,

Putin seeks "a multilateral system of commitments that includes not only the West but also Russia itself," one expert told Newsweek.

Russia’s foreign minister has accused Kyiv’s allies of carrying out “a fairly aggressive escalation” while meeting with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in DC.Sergei Lavrov, criticised European leaders for “rather clumsy” and “unethical” attempts to challenge Trump,

At the top of Vladimir Putin’s shopping-list is the western part of Donetsk province, which is still firmly in Ukrainian hands. But it is not just the symbolism that is important to him. The real prize is to force Ukraine to abandon its strategically critical “fortress belt”,

Despite international calls for Trump to take a harder stance on Russia, the US president retains his 'affinity' for Putin says Bill Browder, CEO and Co-Founder of Hermitage Capital Management. This has emboldened Putin to keep pursuing his 'main objective',

NATO military leaders, including top U.S. military generals, are planning to discuss Ukraine on Wednesday during a video meeting, officials said. The online discussion comes as Pr