Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged U.S. proposals to end the war in Ukraine as a starting point for talks.

Trump's Ukraine peace talks show potential as envoy meets Russian officials, but territorial disputes remain the key obstacle to ending the ongoing war.

Ukraine will need strong armed forces and security guarantees after any peace deal with Russia is agreed and Kyiv should not be forced to surrender territory, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday.

Putin left Alaska with Trump's endorsement of the "fantastic relationship" between the two presidents, having successfully neutralized Trump's previous demand he agree an immediate ceasefire and pushing off the threat of more American sanctions, while gaining the prospect of potentially lucrative bilateral economic cooperation.

A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.

Certainly, the latest rounds of American bargaining and pressure on Ukraine are the most substantial yet. “This isn’t another round of what we saw before,” says a Western diplomat in Kyiv. Those close to the talks speak of “serious progress” bringing some Ukrainian and Russian positions together.

A U.S. official has confirmed that Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal to end the war against Russia, with just "minor details to be sorted out."

President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.

The most consistent thing about Trump’s 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.