Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield.

That will take some doing. Putin remains uninterested in peace talks as long as Russian troops continue to gain ground in Ukraine’s east, albeit at a slow pace, and while Ukrainian forces hold seized territory in the Kursk region inside Russia, according to John Herbst, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, and other former officials.

President Trump jabs at the Russian leader with threats; Vladimir Putin responds with flattery. But there are notable signals in their jousting, including a revived discussion about nuclear arms control.

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to get in front of U.S. President Donald Trump before his Washington counterpart arranges to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin."It is very important,

Donald Trump’s ‘plan’ to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has reportedly been leaked online ahead of his rumoured meeting with Vladimir Putin. Conditions of a potential ceasefire could include a stop on Russia’s steady military advance on the battlefield and a ban on Ukraine from joining Nato.

U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to double down on the sanctions against Russia to pressure the Kremlin into ending its war against Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, the U.S. special envoy for Ukraine and Russia,

US President Donald Trump is ready to double sanctions against Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Trump's team does not rule out toughening sanctions against the Russian energy sector, US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg says in an interview with New York Post.

U.S. allies expect President Donald Trump’s administration to present a long-awaited plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine at the Munich Security Conference in Germany next week, according to people familiar with the matter.

U.S. President Donald Trump does not have an official plan to end Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Feb. 6, Interfax-Ukraine reported. "There is no official plan yet.