Russian President Vladimir Putin has put forward new demands for ending the war against Ukraine, Reuters reports. According to sources familiar with the Kremlin’s position, Putin’s new proposal insists that Kyiv withdraw its forces from the parts of Donbas that are still under Ukrainian control.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

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,