President Donald Trump has directed U.S. officials to help to facilitate a “lasting and durable peace" between Ukraine and Russia, with a "very, very strong" package being presented.

The Nebraska Republican criticized the president for "trashing Europe" while favoring Russia in comments to NBC News.

European Union leaders are gathering this week at the end of political year dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Follow Newsweek for live coverage of the push to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

Zelensky has responded to the mounting pressure, reiterating that Ukraine will not concede land to its “aggressor.”

Two women from different nations, Melania Trump and Olena Zelenska, champion the fight against Russia's billion-dollar plot targeting Ukrainian children.

KYIV, Ukraine -- KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “hasn’t read” a U.S-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Trump's first term opened the age of "Great Power Competition" with China and Russia. His second is actively working to end it. Why it matters: For the past decade, Washington has operated on the bipartisan consensus that China seeks to overtake the United States,

European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the war-battered nation’s eastern Donbas region.

President Trump said in an interview Monday that Ukraine should hold new elections despite its ongoing war with Russia — prompting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to declare he’s “ready” for them to begin when voters can be safe.

Experts say that Russian and Chinese support for Venezuela has largely dried up, with no prospect of real military or financial aid.