For over a decade, successive U.S. administrations, including Trump’s first, decried Russia’s armed seizure of Crimea in 2014 and said they would never recognize the land grab

US President Donald Trump says he wants Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “stop shooting” in Ukraine and sign a peace deal, a day after meeting Ukraine’s President at the Vatican. . Trump, who boasted before his inauguration that he could halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in a day,

Speaking to reporters at Morristown Municipal Airport before returning to Washington, Trump expressed optimism about the discussions but noted he was "very disappointed" with Russia’s continued missile and drone strikes on Ukraine despite his previous call to Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the attacks during ongoing negotiations.