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.

U.S. and Russian officials are working towards an agreement on territories for a planned summit as early as next week.

President Donald Trump's deadline for Russia to end its ongoing war in Ukraine or face stiffer stiffer U.S. economic sanctions arrived Friday.