Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reaffirmed his demand on Saturday for tougher sanctions against Russia if there is no meeting between him and the US and Russian presidents or if Russia tries to evade ending the war.

As President Trump gears up to meet his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been working the phones. Putin spoke with the leaders of India,

In Alaska, the Russian leader proposed that Ukraine hand over the remainder of the Donbas region to Moscow to stop the fighting.