Trump’s 28-point blueprint echoes Russian demands of territorial concessions and military cuts while European allies signal they won't support forcing Ukraine to surrender.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov characterized reports of US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal as "newspaper reports, in general" while maintaining that Moscow's position has not changed.
The Ukrainian president arrived in Washington seeking long-range Tomahawks but found Trump distant, tough, and unwilling to commit after speaking to the Kremlin.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy will return to Washington less than three weeks after his last meeting with Donald Trump in New York, as Ukraine presses its case for Tomahawk missiles
Moscow portrayed Ukraine as deliberately avoiding peace negotiations despite Ukraine offering multiple meeting venues, all of which the Kremlin has deemed unsuitable for hosting presidential talks.
While Trump promoted his ability to quickly negotiate peace, Moscow's identical capitulation terms suggest Putin views the deadline as irrelevant to his war objectives.
The third round of Ukraine-Russia negotiations in Istanbul could take place on 23-24 July, focusing on prisoner exchanges and humanitarian corridors, diplomatic sources tell Turkish media.
Vladimir Putin informed Donald Trump during their 3 July phone call that Russia intends to continue offensive operations until securing full administrative borders of occupied Ukrainian oblasts.