Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Ukrainian cities Pokrovsk and Vovchansk.

Ukraine and its European allies may be enthusiastic about the Trump administration’s shift in their direction, but when America shores up its gap with Europe, it widens its gap with Russia. And it is,

Putin's generals have amassed around 155,000 troops in the Pokrovsk sector, as they desperately to try to achieve a breakthrough.

A draft peace plan discussed with the U.S. during talks in Berlin on Monday is “not perfect” but is “very workable,” the Ukrainian president told reporters.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says draft peace proposals negotiated with the United States could be finalised within days and presented to Russia, though territorial issues and security guarantees remain unresolved.

A PEACE deal to end the bloody war in Ukraine appears to be closer than ever following America’s offer to provide Kyiv with iron-clad security guarantees. The dialogues at the Berlin peace summit

Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to keep Trump onside as the U.S. piles pressure on Kyiv to make a peace deal.