08:24 GMT
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of discussions around ending the war in Ukraine.
The future is “with peace”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last night in his evening address.
It’s a topic that’ll be on the world stage again today. We expect Zelensky to meet with Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg later. Kellogg was in Ukraine yesterday to meet with other officials.
US President Donald Trump and Zelensky had a war of words yesterday, adding more tension to their relationship.
Trump called Zelensky a dictator, a comment that was widely condemned by European leaders. The US president later told the BBC Russia “has the cards” in the peace negotiations because they have taken “a lot of territory”.
Meanwhile, the US-Russia relationship appears to be somewhat thawing – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would be prepared to meet with Trump, as the country continues to discuss a way to end the conflict.
Several European leaders have weighed in on potential peace talks, calling for Ukraine to have a seat at the table for any discussion of the end of the war.
We are expect plenty more to develop both politically and on the frontlines, so stay with us.