President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have clung on for more than seven months in one of the key battles of the war.

President Donald Trump said Friday that the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine could end after “productive” discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump wrote on Truth Social that the discussions were “very good” and that there is a “very good chance that this horrible,

But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of dragging out ceasefire talks so it can continue the war.