Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukrainian officials want to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders next week to discuss recent developments in efforts to end the three-year war with Russia.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the display "vomit inducing." To secure a peace deal, Putin said Ukraine would have to surrender its entire eastern Donbas region, including areas still under Ukrainian control;

U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Keith Kellogg said in Kyiv on Monday that officials are "working very, very hard" on efforts to end the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine, as a lack of progress fuels doubts about whether a peace settlement could be on the horizon.

Vance praises Russia for “significant concessions” in war but substantive face-to-face talks remain elusive amid shifting demands.

Zelensky accused Russia of dragging out negotiations, including by putting off a Russia-Ukraine summit with the argument that the groundwork for a possible peace settlement must be thrashed out first by lower officials before leaders meet.