President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are making progress in peace talks but called the conflict difficult to solve on Tuesday night.

President Donald Trump said he would meet with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy when a deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine is finalized.

Donald Trump has defended his special envoy Steve Witkoff as doing the "standard thing" after a leaked recording appeared to show him advising a Russian official on how to appeal to the US president.

The president is optimistic that he can finally achieve one of his 2024 campaign goals, but the thorniest issues have yet to be resolved.

A transcript of the call appears to show Steve Witkoff coaching his Russian counterpart on how they could get a better deal to end the war in Ukraine

President Trump said the envoy, Steve Witkoff, was using standard negotiating methods, after he appeared to coach a Russian official in a leaked call.

Ukraine wasn’t supposed to challenge Russia at sea, yet another Russian warship has been struck in what should have been a safe harbor. A Tapir-class landing vessel—one of the Black Sea Fleet’s last heavy hitters—has been badly damaged after Ukraine’s drones broke through Novorossiysk’s defenses.

The president’s improvisatory approach is unsettling Kyiv and its allies. Backers say Trump’s style might win results where others have failed.