Putin holds key to Ukraine peace as Trump envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Moscow for crucial talks following weekend negotiations on 19-point proposal.

President Donald Trump says there's a “good chance” for a deal, but his bid for peace now heads to the Kremlin and faces more work with Kyiv after what the United States described as “very productive”

Ahead of the meeting, Russia claims to have captured the key eastern city of Pokrovsk, a front-line development Ukraine denies. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is meeting with political leaders in Ireland on an official visit.

President Trump's peace plan became public last month, sparking alarm that it was too favorable to Moscow. It was revised following talks in Geneva between the U.S. and Ukraine a week ago.

KYIV, Ukraine — From his position on the eastern front lines, the original peace plan backed by President Donald Trump looked more like a proposal for Volodymyr Rzhavskyi’s surrender.“It’s not a plan.

As the Trump administration rushes to secure a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is dispatching two of his highest profile diplomats to Moscow.

Luckin Coffee, China’s largest chain, opened several spots across Manhattan. Wallace, which has 20,000 stores selling fried chicken and hamburgers in China, unveiled its first U.S. shop last year in Walnut, Calif., near L.A. Three full-size chicken sandwiches are $10. “American fast food is getting too expensive,” said the company’s U.S. president.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Oleksa Drachewych about the Kremlin's position on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Amid peace talks, troops near the front believe that Russia remains determined to conquer Ukraine — either now, or with a fresh army in a few years' time.