US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time again asserted the need to end the "ridiculous war" between Russia and Ukraine, citing the massive loss of lives and infrastructure.
Leavitt said that the calls between Zelenskyy and Trump were "very positive" and expressed the US government's commitment to a "peace deal" and ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) held a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and revealed that he had a productive phone call with him, where they agreed to kick-start negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in Ukraine immediately.
European Union Chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday emphasised the need to reassess the EU's relationship with China, warning of growing imbalances and risks in their economic ties.
On the occasion of 76th Republic Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended his congratulations to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, praising India's achievements over the past 75 years.
Notably, Trump has long claimed that the war in Ukraine would not have happened under his watch, but on Friday, Putin suggested the same thing- while also repeating Trump's allegation that the 2020 US election was "stolen".
Ukraine's interior ministry said on Friday that two men and a woman were killed in the drone debris in the overnight attack on central Kyiv region, damaging a residential apartment , commercial buildings, eight houses and several cars.
US President Donald Trump has called for an immediate resolution to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and warned of potential economic consequences for Russia, including "taxes, tariffs, and sanctions."
The Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, "shared his hope for a flourishing China-Russia relationship in the year ahead."
Putin expressed willingness to hold communication with the incoming US administration about the Ukraine conflict and called elimination of the root cause of the crisis as the "most important thing."