President Trump continued his criticism of Volodymyr Zelenskyy but turned the tables and also criticized Russia's Vladimir Putin as he pressed for a Ukraine war ceasefire.

The topic of the ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia was the leitmotif of a series of meetings in Saudi Arabia. As a result, an energy truce was agreed upon with the mediation of the United States. More about whether the agreements are working and what the United States,

The US President's advisers are understood to be very wary of Mr Trump speaking to Vladimir Putin directly at this stage.