German Chancellor Merz broke with the generally optimistic tone at the European leaders meeting at the White House on Monday, stating a ceasefire is necessary for peace.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he has called Russian President Vladimir Putin and begun to arrange a meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a critical step toward bringing a possible end to Russia's war on Ukraine.

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is scheduled to speak with the media at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, according to the White House, a day after President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders.

President Donald Trump calls into 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the latest on the effort to end the war in Ukraine after the high-stakes meeting with Zelenskyy and other European leaders, what's to come as negotiations continue and more.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he hoped Russia's Vladimir Putin would move forward on ending the war in Ukraine but conceded that the Kremlin leader may not want to make a deal at all, adding this would create a "rough situation" for Putin.

After witnessing the red carpet rolled out for Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday; the jet flyover; the ride in the presidential limousine, many Ukrainians feared the American president’s bromance with the wily old KGB agent had reignited.

We've been checking videos since first thing this morning showing the aftermath of strikes in Ukraine and Russia - as attacks continued following talks in Washington on how to end the war. Our team has checked and confirmed the location of strikes in the Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk and across the border at Volgograd in Russia.