As Russia bombs Ukraine and Trump pushes Zelenskyy for a "better deal," what will it take to end the war Vladimir Putin started?

The Reuters report quoted a U.S. official and another person familiar with the matter as saying the White House has asked the State and Treasury departments to draft a list of sanctions that could be eased for U.S. officials to discuss with Russian representatives in the coming days.

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that pausing U.S. military aid to Ukraine would be the best contribution to the cause of peace, but cautioned that Russia needed to clarify the details of the move by U.S.

This issue must be resolved ‘exclusively by peaceful, political and diplomatic means,’ says Kremlin spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı

Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Russia has agreed to assist U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration in communicating with Iran on various issues, including on Tehran's nuclear programme and its support for regional anti-U.S. proxies.

Tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in the Oval Office meeting of Trump and Zelensky, is seen in Moscow as a “gift.”

Moscow 'ready to do everything in its power' to facilitate US-Iran nuclear talks as Trump seeks to rebuild ties with Putin - Anadolu Ajansı

The attack on Zelensky's home town of Kryvyi Rih happened as the Ukrainian president heads to Brussels to meet European leaders.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday that a lasting peace was "entirely achievable" as the Kremlin called it "positive" that Kyiv was professing its readiness for talks on ending the three-year war.