That favours Russia. As his forces grind forward, Mr Putin insists that an agreement must be reached on the terms of a peace settlement before the guns fall silent. Ukraine, backed by European leaders, wants an immediate and unconditional 30-day ceasefire, followed by talks on a permanent settlement.

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed what the U.S. leader called "impressive" prospects for ties between their two countries in a phone call on Monday, the Kremlin said, adding that Russia and the United States are working on a new prisoner swap.

Initially, Trump saw Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, not Putin, as the stubborn one. Zelensky insisted on ironclad security guarantees from the United States, which Trump was unwilling to give. Meanwhile, Putin seemed to be striking up a friendship with Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy.

Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to discuss "compromises" on Ukraine after a "frank conversation" with Trump.

Russian President Vladimir Putin remains perpetually just out of reach as the White House struggles in its efforts to bring the world leader to heel on his invasion of Ukraine. President Donald Trump appears undeterred in his efforts to get the Russian leader to the negotiating table even after the Kremlin dodged a proposal to

Donald Trump showed "signs of frustration" and lost his usual "cool and robust" composure during his rant about Vladimir Putin, a body language expert has claimed. Speaking to journalists onboard Air Force One,

U.S. President Trump has previously suggested that Russia and Ukraine will not be able to strike a deal without his presence.

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters in the Oval Office Monday about his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day, telling the press, there are "very big egos involved,