Overview

• President Donald Trump announced he believes a peace agreement has been reached with Russia to end the nearly three-year Ukraine war.
• Trump stated that convincing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to agree to the deal remains a significant hurdle, particularly over territorial concessions like Crimea.
• Vice President J.D. Vance proposed freezing the current front lines as part of a potential settlement framework.
• Earlier negotiations in Saudi Arabia in late March failed after Russia rejected a U.S.-Ukraine proposal for an unconditional ceasefire.
• Trump has faced criticism for pressuring Ukraine to consider territorial compromises, diverging from prior U.S. policy supporting full Ukrainian sovereignty.