Putin’s foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov gave a readout of the call to the press afterward, claiming Trump said he wanted the war to end as quickly as possible and hoped for a breakthrough before he left the White House in January 2029.

U.S. officials have reportedly told their European counterparts about the proposed diplomatic shift, with Trump considering downsizing current special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's role in

President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday.

The Trump administration had let the peace process enter such a freeze that a trip to Kyiv was just an initial step. Any new talks will happen alongside escalating fighting.

America and Iran escalated attacks on shipping. America said it had struck three oil tankers, disabling two and destroying another, which it claimed were part of Iran’s “shadow network” funding its armed forces.