Donald Trump has said he will be speaking to the presidents of Russia and Ukraine on Monday about stopping the 'bloodbath' in Ukraine. What are the challenges the U.S. president faces in his drive for a peace deal and what could such a deal look like?

Mr Zelensky said Ukraine had invited Donald Trump to Thursday’s meeting but had yet to confirm his attendance. Mr Trump offered on Monday to join the prospective talks while he was travelling in the region – he is due to be in the UAE tomorrow after talks in Qatar today.

June 15, 2024: Representatives of 92 nations meet in Nidwalden, Switzerland, to discuss Ukraine’s peace plan. Despite the growing number of delegates, a consensus remains elusive. The summit’s final statement is backed by most – although not all – participants.

European leaders descend on Albania on Friday for a meeting sure to be dominated by the war in Ukraine, but small Balkan countries hope talk of EU enlargement will also feature at the European Political Community Summit.

US president Donald Trump has recently backed the Ukrainian position, saying he wants the two sides to sign up to a 30-day ceasefire to pause Europe's biggest land war since the Second World War.

Putin and Trump Still 'Maybes' for Ukraine Peace Talks That Russian ... If Putin agrees to join, it would be the first meeting between the leaders of the two warring countries since December ...

Vuk Vuksanovic, an Associate at the London School of Economics think tank LSE IDEAS, told Newsweek that Moscow will not halt its advance until it secures what it perceives as the bare minimum—seizing all the territories it claimed to have annexed in autumn 2022.

European leaders descended on Albania this morning for a meeting sure to be dominated by the war in Ukraine, but small Balkan countries hope talk of EU enlargement will also feature at the European Political Community Summit.