Britain and France have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over Ukraine ceasefire talks and ramped up pressure on Moscow by insisting that he owes the United States an immed

The United Kingdom and France on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet in ceasefire talks aimed at halting his forces' invasion of Ukraine and demanded a swift response from Moscow after weeks of United States efforts to secure a truce.

US President Donald Trump believes that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russia's Vladimir Putin are ready to conclude a truce agreement. On a plane en route from Washington to Miami, he told reporters there has already been significant progress in talks on Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump said he talked to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and said that the latter was ready to make a deal. During his gaggle on Air Force 1 on Thursday (local time), Trump said that the head of Russia`s sovereign wealth fund Kirill Dmitriev was in the US,

Donald Trump wants to call Vladimir Putin "before or shortly after the weekend," reports Politico. However, it's unknown whether the talks will take place, as the U.S. president's entourage is discouraging him from doing so.