President Donald Trump has been unusually optimistic about the peace process following a weekend summit with his Ukrainian counterpart.

Zelensky dismissed the Russian claims as “a complete fabrication”, warning that Moscow was laying the groundwork for further strikes. “I am sure they are simply preparing the ground for strikes, probably on the capital, probably on government buildings,” he said. Russia offered no evidence for its claims, which could not be independently verified.

Hours after Trump declares Russia and Ukraine "closer than ever" to peace, Moscow claims a failed drone strike will alter its negotiating position.

Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv reportedly kills one, injures 27 as Ukraine's president prepares for crucial Trump meeting with peace proposal.

West Palm Beach, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Sunday insisted Ukraine and Russia are “closer than ever before” to a peace deal as he hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort, but he acknowledged the negotiations are complex and could still break down, leaving the war dragging on for years.

Ukraine emphatically denied a Russian allegation Monday that a Ukrainian drone attack targeted one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences.

Trump said the US and Ukraine were “95 percent” in agreement about many of Zelensky’s proposed 20-point peace plan but acknowledged that certain issues, such as control of Ukraine’s Donbas region,

President Trump and Zelenskyy report major breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks, with 90% of comprehensive plan agreed upon despite ongoing territorial disputes with Russia.

Russia says Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk - together known as Donbas - plus Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are now legally part of Russia. Most of the international community says they were annexed illegally.

Nearly four years since the full-scale invasion, and after repeated rounds of peace talks, the war’s end remains elusive. On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Mar-a-Lago, where he presented President Donald J. Trump with a 20-point peace plan shaped in part by Trump’s previous proposal.

He had to sell his bank stake at a massive loss, calling it a "hostage" situation highlighting how Putin's Russia deals with billionaires who speak out.