President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday it was not “pleasant” that Donald Trump had phoned Russia’s Vladimir Putin before him, adding the US president had wanted speak with both leaders ...

The Ukrainian president has expressed a desire for a “plan to stop Putin” first before any peace talks commence.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned of Russia's next military plans and how their relations with North Korea are expanding.

Concern that President Trump and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia might sideline Ukraine in discussions to end the war also appeared to bubble up at a NATO meeting in Brussels.

Trump's defence secretary denied claims that the US president was betraying Ukraine by initiating talks with Putin.