KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that he had had a "productive" conversation with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on ending the war, sanctions on Russia and the finalisation of a U.

STORY: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not."His comments follow the summit in Alaska,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaking in Brussels on Sunday, said the current front lines in his country's war against Russia should be the basis for peace talks.

European leaders are joining Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington for crucial talks with Donald Trump. The agenda focuses on securing a peace deal to end ongoing hostilities in Ukraine.

Gold price drifts lower to near $3,330 in Monday’s early Asian session. Unexpectedly strong US economic data weigh on the Gold price, but safe-haven demand might cap its downside. Traders brace for the Trump and Zelenskiy meeting later on Monday.

The fate of Donald Trump’s push to stop the fighting in Ukraine will be tested again as Volodymyr Zelenskiy prepares to respond to the US president’s shifting demands following mixed signals from the Russia-US summit in Alaska.

KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he would reject any Russian proposal to pull Ukrainian troops out of the eastern Donbas region as it would deprive Kyiv of defensive lines and open the way for Moscow to conduct further offensives.