Mr Trump’s renewed upbeat tone comes despite wide skepticism in Europe about Putin’s intentions. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump, who had promised to finish the war on day one of his presidency, said he had no deadline but is embarking on a year-end diplomatic sprint as he welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his Florida estate.

Zelensky arrived in Florida on Sunday morning to discuss a 20-point plan with Trump which could end almost four years of war between Russia and Ukraine.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday to try to close out a peace agreement that would end nearly four years of war sparked by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s capital and elsewhere in the days before the meeting. […]

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky consulted with allies on his way to a meeting with US President Donald Trump, hours after Russia attacked Kyiv with drones and missiles.