Russian President Vladimir Putin remains perpetually just out of reach as the White House struggles in its efforts to bring the world leader to heel on his invasion of Ukraine. President Donald Trump appears undeterred in his efforts to get the Russian leader to the negotiating table even after the Kremlin dodged a proposal to

As for Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman helped lay the groundwork for the Sharaa-Trump meeting.Turkey is now able to work with countries that it previously had problems with, such as Saudi Arabia.

For now the Holy See says the idea of even hosting talks is more a hope than a concrete plan.

Following a phone call with Russia's president, Trump backed off an earlier demand that Putin agree to an immediate ceasefire with Ukraine

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London: US President Donald Trump has declared that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations toward a ceasefire” following a lengthy phone conversation with Vladimir Putin, a claim that drew cautious international reactions and left key questions unanswered.

President Trump opened his week with high-stakes phone calls on the war in Ukraine. Trump first spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, before calling Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning.