Even with Trump's direct involvement, Moscow's preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make it a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult to reach.

US President Donald Trump 's peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, is expected to travel to Moscow imminently ahead of Friday's deadline for Russia to agree a ceasefire with Ukraine.

Even with Trump's direct involvement, Moscow's preconditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine make it a swift ending to the bloodshed difficult to reach.