Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Vladimir Putin was "afraid" of negotiations on ending the Ukraine war, after the Russian president ruled out direct talks with his Ukrainian counterpart.

But there’s a surprising case in which Europe is cautiously optimistic: Ukraine. Trump’s threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to impose new tariffs and sanctions on Moscow if it didn’t reach a deal to stop the war sent a welcome message to European allies and other Ukraine supporters.

A Ukrainian outlet has leaked Trump's alleged peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, which involves barring Kyiv from joining NATO.

Although Trump has abandoned his plan to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, he still aims to halt the fighting on the front lines as soon as possible. The media have obtained a plan according to which everything would be resolved by Easter.