European officials are pushing the new US administration under President Donald Trump to commit to security guarantees for Ukraine amid diplomatic efforts to end the Russian invasion, unnamed sources told Bloomberg.
European allies generally agree with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that US troops' involvement in any future peacekeeping forces in Ukraine would be essential to ensure credibility of such effort, the sources added.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to US President Donald Trump that their two countries conclude a free trade agreement (FTA), Interfax Ukraine reported on Tuesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative Taras Kachka.
Following his two-hour call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday, US President Donald Trump said that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will start "immediately."
US President Donald Trump said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, after peace talks in Istanbul failed to secure a temporary ceasefire.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the composition of a negotiating team for peace talks with Ukraine, expected to be held on Thursday in Istanbul, with himself not included.
