Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he backed US President Donald Trump’s proposal that the current front line should be the basis for negotiations with Russia, but said he doubted President Vladimir Putin would accept it.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he backed US President Donald Trump’s proposal that the current front line should be the basis for negotiations with Russia, but said he doubted President Vladimir Putin would accept it.
US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday cautioned there were challenges ahead both in terms of disarming Hamas and rebuilding Gaza as part of a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant movement.
Russia said Wednesday that preparation for a presidential summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump was still ongoing, despite the US leader’s announcement that it had been shelved.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that allied nations in the Middle East were prepared to send troops into Gaza to confront Hamas if the group did not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan.
Egypt’s Intelligence Chief Hassan Rashad met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Tuesday to discuss US President Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan, according to a statement from Netanyahu’s office.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said any negotiations regarding Ukraine’s territory must be handled only by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Europe cannot be considered a peacemaker, as it continues to incite Kyiv to prolong the war.
European leaders on Tuesday issued a joint statement with Ukraine backing US President Donald Trump’s call for peace talks to begin based on the current frontline with Russia.
US Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism about the possibility of resolving the Ukraine conflict but refused to set a timeline.
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June.