Donald Trump has been urged to pressure Russia with further sanctions, after Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky warned Vladimir Putin is “trying to buy time” to continue his war.The US president insisted progress had been made after his two-hour call with the Russian president on Monday.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Kyiv’s European allies slapped new sanctions Tuesday on Moscow, a day after a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to produce a breakthrough on ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.

Bridget Brink, an East Grand Rapids native and the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, recently resigned over policy disagreements with the Trump administration.

Trump set to implore Putin to end the ‘bloodbath’ in Ukraine in high-stakes phone call. Follow along for live updates.

The U.S. president said he would speak to Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss trade and "stopping the 'bloodbath'" in Ukraine.

Ahead of talks between President Trump and President Putin, Russia launched one of its most intense drone attacks on Kyiv since the war broke out in 2022. Ukraine’s air force said Russia fired 273 exploding drones and decoys,

With future U.S. aid in doubt, Kyiv is ramping up domestic production of arms such as its Bohdana howitzer.

The intensified diplomacy came as Russia launched its largest drone barrage against Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.