Ukraine's president ruled out ceding territory to Russia in any deal before talks Wednesday in London among U.S., European and Ukrainian officials.

The U.S. proposal would freeze territory along the current front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which Ukraine has rejected.

Vice President JD Vance has issued an ultimatum to Ukraine and Russia over America's peace proposal to end the war. "It's time for them to either say yes or for the United States to walk away from this process,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump chided Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday for saying Ukraine would not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea, which he called an inflammatory statement that will make a peace deal with Russia harder to achieve.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire deal is in place and the fighting has stopped.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled he was open to ceasefire talks with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy as U.S. pressure ramps up to secure a peace deal.