Reuters has seen the text of a set of proposals on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine that were given to the U.S. side on Wednesday by Ukrainian and European officials at talks in London. The text of the document is published in full with no changes.

In an interview with Time magazine, President Trump called his vow to end Russia's war with Ukraine on day one an "exaggeration" made "in jest." But getting a peace deal is proving to be difficult. Charles Kupchan,

US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” that would end their three-year war, after his envoy met with President Vladimir Putin on Friday in talks Moscow said were “constructive and very useful.

President Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine. Only a day earlier, Trump said Ukraine and Russia were " very close to a deal."

Nearly nine months after losing chunks of the Kursk region to a surprise Ukrainian incursion, Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the border territory

Russia has regained control of Kursk, the border region where Ukraine launched a surprise offensive last year, President Vladimir Putin said.

Ukraine denied that it had been pushed out of the region and said that its military operations inside Russia were continuing.