President Donald Trump offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility.

The Ukrainian air force said the majority of the attack came via drones, with 574 launched by Russia. The rest of the attack involved ballistic or cruise missiles. The air force said it had shot down or suppressed 577 drones and missiles.

President Donald Trump spoke about his efforts at peace between Russia and Ukraine on Fox News. He talked about wanting to get into heaven for peace.

The US president says Russia's Vladimir Putin would face a "rough situation" if he doesn't co-operate in the peace process.

After witnessing the red carpet rolled out for Russian President Vladimir Putin last Friday; the jet flyover; the ride in the presidential limousine, many Ukrainians feared the American president’s bromance with the wily old KGB agent had reignited.

Stephen A. Smith argued that Democratic presidents Biden, Obama and Clinton are responsible for the Russia-Ukraine war breaking out, not Trump, during his podcast on Monday.

Meetings in Alaska and Washington were high on pomp and low on breakthroughs, but there were two potentially significant developments.

Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump’s claims that the Kremlin’s position has changed has left analysts puzzled.