Ukrainian analysts watching their president’s return to the White House were braced for a “nightmare.” They took cautious encouragement from what they saw instead.

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has prompted mixed responses from Ukrainian refugees living in the south of England. Trump said he had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin to begin arrangements for him to meet Zelensky, following talks with the Ukrainian president at the White House.

US President Donald Trump has ditched his call for a ceasefire in Ukraine, backing instead Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push for a permanent peace agreement. That has not stopped some European leaders from pushing for a temporary truce first, even though the US president has seemingly decided one is not necessary.

The US president says Russia's Vladimir Putin would face a "rough situation" if he doesn't co-operate in the peace process.