President Trump fired off rare public criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and sat for a dramatic one-on-one talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican over the weekend,

President Trump "wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The US, Ukraine, and Russia are increasingly discussing possible ways to end the war. US President Donald Trump has his own peace plan, while the Kremlin is issuing ultimatums, and Kyiv insists on its fundamental positions.