The Kremlin denied Tuesday that it was holding up President Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine, and insisted it had not changed its demands ahead of possible talks. Trump had announced that Russia and the United States' top diplomats would meet this week, with his own summit with Vladimir Putin to follow in Budapest, Hungary.

The leaders' cancelled summit is just the latest twist in Trump's efforts to broker an end to the war, writes.

President Trump said last week that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet in Budapest, Hungary, though he did not say when.

Moscow has accused Poland of threatening to allow "terrorist acts" against Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has more than 5,000 troops starving to death on an island in the Dnipro River. His troops are unable to access supply and have little to no cover from drone attacks

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is making a last-minute trip to Washington to meet with President Donald Trump, just days after Trump appeared to acquiesce to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands to end the war in Ukraine.

When asked by a reporter about his perspective on Ukraine’s chances of winning the war against Russia, President Trump said it was a possibility, but “I don’t think they will.”

Vladimir Putin should only be allowed to travel to the European Union if he agrees to an unconditional ceasefire, France has said.