"I think we might be on the verge of something that would be very, very important for the world at large," Trump's envoy said on Monday.

Russia has been unable to achieve its maximalist goals in Ukraine - and support could now start to swing back towards Kyiv to some degree, one expert has suggested

Donald Trump doubled down on his pro-Russia strategy on Monday, deflecting blame away from Moscow for deadly ballistic missile attacks in Ukraine, while taking no action to ratchet up pressure on the Kremlin to implement the cease-fire the president repeatedly promised on the 2024 campaign trail.