The contentious meeting, at times close to escalating to the level of the infamous Trump-Zelensky argument, was meant to reset relations

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will hold crucial talks at the White House with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday in a high-stakes meeting that could improve or deteriorate already frosty relations between the nations.

It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.

In their first public meeting since their historic Oval Office blow-up, Vice President JD Vance shook hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. They then had a “good meeting” at the US ambassador to Italy’s home.

The President said this during a video address, Ukrinform reports.

Donald Trump says Moscow and Kyiv will start ceasefire negotiations "immediately", after two-hour call with Putin.

President Donald Trump is speaking Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in separate calls as he continues his efforts to stop the “bloodbath” and end the war and between their two countries.

President Donald Trump, in an interview with "Special Report" anchor Bret Baier talked about dealing with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his foreign policy trip to the Middle East.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being too "afraid" to turn up for face-to-face peace talks in Istanbul, as direct negotiations erupted in accusations that Russia made "unacceptable demands".

The meeting, which also included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was the first encounter between Vance and Zelensky since a heated Oval Office session in February.

Ukraine was hit with one of the largest known drone attacks from Russia, including over 273 that pummeled the central Kyiv region as well as the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions,

The South Africans had done everything right. Mr Ramaphosa arrived with golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, a surefire way to curry favour with a golf nut in the Oval Office and a nimble way to change the subject if needed. He even brought Johann Rupert, a luxury goods magnate and the sort of billionaire that Mr Trump admires.