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US and Russian leaders were reported to be meeting in Budapest this week to discuss Ukraine

Zelenskyy’s comments are in contrast to reports that Trump berated the Ukrainian leader and pushed him to concede territory to Russia. What we know on day 1,336

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his reportedly tense meeting with Trump on Friday was "positive" even though he did not secure the Tomahawk missiles for his military.

Russia says their position on the surrender of a Ukrainian territory remains the same as the US leader pushes for frontlines to keep the parts they currently control.

Editorial: The US president’s attempts to broker a deal fail to distinguish between the aggressor and the victim. No just agreement is possible on that basis

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s refusal to supply the Tomahawk missiles that would repel Putin’s advance is a lost opportunity – one made more tragic by Europe’s ‘coalition of the willing’ displaying a worrying reluctance to ensure that Zelensky can win the war

Within 24 hours last week Donald Trump performed yet another pivot in his approach to the Russian war against Ukraine. It’s become a familiar pattern of behaviour with the US president. First he expresses anger and frustration with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Then he threatens severe consequences.

In an exclusive op-ed for Euronews, former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz writes that Budapest offers the opportunity for a peace settlement that could enable Russia and Ukraine to break the impasse.

The Prime Minister will work with the ‘coalition of the willing’ to put pressure on ‘tyrant’ Vladimir Putin.