The leaders of Ukraine and Russia signaled that their previous refusal to talk to each other has softened, following US President Donald Trump's promise to end Moscow's full-scale invasion.

Days after Ukrainian troops seized part of Russia’s Kursk region in a surprise attack, President Vladimir Putin told defense officials their “main objective” was to repel the invasion. Six months later,

President Donald Trump says his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

President Donald Trump breaks down his efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine and his message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on "Hannity."

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wanted to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin as soon as possible to secure an end to the war with Ukraine and expressed a desire to work towards cutting nuclear arms.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to have direct peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war.

The bromance between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin has noticeably fizzled in the new term, though Trump has yet to reveal the extent to which he’ll pressure Russia to end its grinding war with Ukraine.

In an interview published on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president said that he would be willing to sit at the negotiating table with his Russian counterpart, if that was the only to "bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose people.

In an interview with Piers Morgan, Zelensky said he is willing to engage in direct talks with Putin "if that is the only setup in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine..." "I will not be kind to him.

The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky saying he was ready for direct talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as "empty words".

In an interview, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has declared his willingness to hold direct negotiations with Vladimir Putin. However, the USA and Europe would also have to take part in the negotiations. Zelenskyy would conduct the negotiations in order to 'bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine'.