President Donald Trump has dragged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into an explosive White House showdown after making a land swap pact with Vladimir Putin.
Trump, who held a summit with Putin on Friday, said he agrees the best way to end the war was to go straight to a peace settlement - not via a ceasefire, as Ukraine and its European allies, until now with US support, have been demanding.
Trump signaled that he and Putin had discussed potential land swaps and security guarantees for Ukraine, a proposal that has left Europe reeling as analysts brand it 'deeply disturbing' and a 'clear 1-0 for Putin'.
The US also reportedly proposed an agreement that would see Ukraine not join Nato - but instead be offered Nato-esque protections similar to Article 5, diplomatic sources have claimed.
Article 5 on Nato's founding treaty agrees collective defense - meaning allies see an attack on one as an attack on all of them.
