Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday he backed US President Donald Trump's proposal that the current front line should be the basis for negotiations with Russia, but said he doubted President Vladimir Putin would accept it.

President Trump warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a "shouting match" to accept Russia's terms for ending the war lest Putin "destroy" his country, The Financial Times reported

If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you,” Trump told the Ukrainian leader, at one point throwing his maps of the battlefield to one side, according to an official.

Ukrainian President Zelensky told NBC's "Meet the Press" that he understands President Trump's comment that peace talks with Russia must begin with a ceasefire on the current battle lines. KRISTEN WELKER: President Trump said property lines should be defined quote,

In an often fraught encounter, Trump told Zelensky to accept Putin’s terms to end the war, according to people familiar with the meeting.

It looks like Donald Trump's really trying to get things winding down in Ukraine ... because he reportedly told Volodymyr Zelensky to consider cutting his losses.

Another meeting between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky has reportedly ended with a fiery shouting match—this time behind closed doors. Trump was pressuring his Ukrainian counterpart to accept Russia’s terms for a ceasefire during an explosive White House meeting on Friday,

Efforts to bring an end to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in 2022, appear to have once again hit a standstill.

President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that Ukraine has coordinated a unified position with its partners regarding diplomatic ways to end the war and is ready for the corresponding dialogue. — Ukrinform.