Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday dismissed Russia’s ceasefire proposal as “an ultimatum” and renewed his call for direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to break the deadlock over the war,

Putin in the call with Trump vowed retaliation against Ukraine for its recent drone attack on Russian bombers, the U.S. president said.

Trump says a call with the Russian president was a "good conversation" but would not lead to "immediate peace".