President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told US leader Donald Trump that Ukraine is ready for direct talks with Russia if there is a ceasefire, reports Axios. According to two informed sources, the message was sent in today's phone call between Zelenskyy and European leaders with Trump.

Donald Trump has made a dramatic U-turn on his stance on the Ukraine-Russia war after he acknowledged Russia's “full-scale invasion” of Ukraine for the first time in his presidency as part of his newly agreed minerals deal with Kyiv.