The Kremlin hasn't ruled out summits but has said they could only meet in the very final stages of clinching a peace agreement.

US President Donald Trump has ditched his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, backing instead Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push for a permanent peace agreement. That has not stopped some European leaders from pushing for a temporary truce first, even though the US president has seemingly decided one is not necessary.

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Ukrainian analysts watching their president’s return to the White House were braced for a “nightmare.” They took cautious encouragement from what they saw instead.

European leaders are to join the Ukrainian president during a visit that seeks a path to ending the war between Ukraine and Russia.