Ukraine's president and European leaders are accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of stalling on peace efforts in Ukraine.

DONALD Trump’s crunch talks with Vladimir Putin are at risk of collapsing after a meeting between their aides was mysteriously cancelled. US secretary of state Marco Rubio was due to meet

Leaders of Europe including the UK, France and Germany said ‘the current line of contact should be the starting point of negotiations’

EADaily, October 21st, 2025. Poland may issue a decree on the arrest of an aircraft with Russian President Vladimir Putin if it enters Polish airspace. This was announced today, October 21, by Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was due to meet his Russian Counterpart Sergey Lavrov ahead of the summit to agree details of a potential peace deal - but that meeting has reportedly been axed

Kremlin tyrant Vladimir Putin “is in a weak position” and fearful that the US will finally send Ukraine some Tomahawk missiles that can cut deep into Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

Hungary's strongman leader Viktor Orbán calls Trump's announcement of a meeting with Putin in his country great news for "peace-loving people."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that the Russian leader was similar to Hamas, but stronger.

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced Thursday that high-level US and Russian officials will meet next week — and that he will talk face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary to try again to end Moscow’s war on Ukraine.

Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to freeze the war on the current battlelines, with Moscow holding a huge swathe of eastern Ukraine.