The brief ceasefire, which Trump announced Friday, was viewed by some as the launching point for a broader deal to end the war.

President Trump said the agreement will swap 1,000 prisoners from each country after Russia and Ukraine announced separate short-term ceasefire plans.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks the war with Ukraine is coming to an end as President Trump brokers a three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange between both nations.

With peace talks on ice and Ukraine now more self-reliant, President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to be stepping away from the United States.

Republicans and Democrats still have differing views of the war in Ukraine, though their opinions of Russia and Putin are broadly negative.

The president’s hostility toward NATO allies is accelerating efforts to rely less on Washington.

Vladimir Putin’s team has moved from vague signals about ending the Ukraine war to a blunt ultimatum. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov has openly said that negotiations with Kyiv will remain stalled, even after “dozens of rounds of talks,

European partners question viability of a Trump plan to arm Ukraine as weeks of war with Iran deplete U.S. supplies of critical weapons.