President Donald Trump engaged in separate phone calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid stalled peace talks.

Rome: US Vice President JD Vance met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on Sunday (local time) on the sidelines of Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass at Saint Peter's Square in Vatican City.

Ukraine is negotiating a large-scale prisoner exchange with Russia in a 1,000 for 1,000 format, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated during a press briefing. According to him, Ukraine is currently discussing the exchange of prisoners of war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a second conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump after the US president’s conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Source: Zelenskyy at a briefing broadcast by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Quote from Zelenskyy: "We won’t be withdrawing our troops from our territories,

Anthony Albanese has assured Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Abrams tanks are now "on the way" to the war-torn country to help it push back Russia's invasion after meeting Ukraine's President in Rome.The prime minister has also responded cautiously to a push from the European Union to deepen defence cooperation,