In a shift, Trump now aligns more closely with Putin than allies in Europe in calling for final talks before a ceasefire

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Trump in Washington on Monday to discuss 'ending the war' with President Donald Trump

European leaders said President Trump offered his backing during a call they held ahead of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Ukraine and its European backers insist that the United States and Russia cannot decide on land swaps behind their backs at a summit this week in Alaska

Expectations are fairly low heading into Friday's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but quite a lot is on the line for European construction companies.

US President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on other countries that buy Russian oil, in an attempt to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine. But the United States and Europe themselves are still doing billions of dollars in trade with Russia.

Ukraine's largest mobile operator Kyivstar successfully tested Starlink's Direct to Cell satellite technology, allowing text messages sent directly from smartphones via satellite, as announced by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and Kyivstar parent company Veon.