The U.S. president says the onus is on Russia and Ukraine, not Washington, to end the war, according to a report.

There are parallels with the relationship between the current US president, Donald Trump, and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. Trump and his senior officials have also repeatedly suggested that Ukraine should secure a peace deal by acquiescing to Putin’s demands,

President Donald Trump has said he will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today in an effort to procure a cease-fire between the two nations. "I will be speaking,

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Putin said efforts to end the war were "generally on the right track" and that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on a potential peace deal.

Few details were known about Monday's call, aside from Trump's reported attempt to initiate peace talks aimed at ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

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