Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in an interview with Newsmax, said that a warm dialogue between the US and Russia will not stop President Vladimir Putin. Strong sanctions are needed for that.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Martha Raddatz Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire brokered by the U.S., accusing Vladimir Putin of aiming for the "total defeat" of Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has expressed disappointment with both Russian ruler Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but treats them differently. Source: The New York Times, citing Trump's advisers Details: According to sources,

The war in Ukraine is not "two children fighting in a park." It is a clash with a murderer who came armed onto foreign soil. Russian President Vladimir Putin is no longer a child and fully understands what he is doing,