The U.S. administration is exploring new global power arrangements, potentially forming a 'Core 5' group including China and Russia.

Russian newspapers are calling Donald Trump's move to soften his view on their country as "revolutionary."

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will send a representative to talks in Europe on Ukraine this weekend if there is a real chance of signing a peace agreement, the White House said on Thursday.

Following President Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine is “losing” the war against Russia’s ongoing invasion and that Russia now has the “upper hand”, multiple officials told CNN there are no new US or European assessments suggesting there have been significant changes on the battlefield and they don’t see any indications Moscow is likely to win the conflict quickly.

US President Donald Trump is "extremely frustrated" with Russia and Ukraine, his spokeswoman said on Thursday, as Kyiv said Washington was still pushing it to make major territorial concessions as part of its plan to end the nearly four-year war.

KYIV, Ukraine -- KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “hasn’t read” a U.S-authored peace proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not give up territory under pressure from Moscow or to satisfy Washington in its push to resolve peace talks.