U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker on Russia's demands stalling peace talks, the 'cards' President Trump can use to encourage peace and a report that the Pentagon is preventing Ukraine from using long-range missiles to attack Russia.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump expressed hope that Monday’s critical talks with Ukrainian and European leaders at the White House could lead to trilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine.