Russian leader Vladimir Putin has stated that the approval rating of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is allegedly half that of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

President Donald Trump teased a possible meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Monday from the Oval Office, amid his “serious discussions" with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war between Russia and Ukraine.

The United States will lose if Russia wins its war in Ukraine, Finland's president said on Monday, as fears mount in Europe about President Donald Trump's intentions three years after Moscow's invasion.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that he is prepared to step down as president if it leads to peace in Ukraine or in exchange for NATO membership for Ukraine. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference on 23 Details: Zelenskyy was asked at the press conference whether he is ready to step down as president if it would lead to peace.

Zelenskyy offered a major concession amid escalating tensions and false claims from Trump over the origin of the war.

Zelensky said giving the U.S. profits from Ukraine’s rare earth minerals as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table, but he indicated a more equitable deal was in the works.