Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since their squabble in the Oval Office earlier this year.

President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

Ukraine has outlined the next steps for resolving the war with Russia. This involves a large prisoner exchange and defining the location for the next meeting with the Russians, Head of Ukraine's Presidential Office Andriy Yermak reports.

Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of making a “mockery of the entire world” in its delay to respond to calls for a ceasefire after the first stage of a large-scale prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia.

President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine.

Russia carried out a massive night attack on Ukraine using drones and missiles. Zelenskyy on Telegram called for increased pressure on Moscow over the prolonged war. According to the president, on the night of May 24,