Trump’s lead envoy to Ukraine and Russia, Steve Witkoff, has had similar moments of confusion. In an interview in March, he could not name the regions over which the war is being fought. “These so-called four regions,” he said, struggling to recall them. “Donbas, Crimea... You know the names.”

The U.S. president says the onus is on Russia and Ukraine, not Washington, to end the war, according to a report.

An exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) between Ukraine and Russia taking place on May 23 is still ongoing, a source familiar with the exchange told the Kyiv Independent, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the swap had been "completed.

The large prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia on May 25 has not yet been completed. The exchange process is ongoing, sources say. US President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia had been completed.

President Donald Trump announced a "major prisoners swap" had taken place between Russia and Ukraine. The two sides had agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each at their direct talks in Istanbul last week, the first time Russia and Ukraine had met for negotiations in more than three years.

Trump believes ‘Putin is winning’ while G7 threatens Moscow with further sanctions - G7 threatens Moscow with more sanctions if it fails to reach ceasefire with Kyiv

United States President Donald Trump on Friday, May 23, reacted to a recent development between Russia and Ukraine, announcing on social media that a “major prisoner swap” had been completed. Donald Trump also congratulated both sides on the negotiation,

Ukraine insists on a broad international format for possible negotiations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stated Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

Donald Trump promised voters he'd end the Russia-Ukraine war on Day 1 thanks, in part, to his relationship with Putin. But months into his term, peace remains elusive.