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

The Trump administration is pursuing a ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine to halt the fighting after more than three years.

US President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Pope Francis' funeral in Vatican City on April 26. Overnight after the meeting, Ukraine reported 149 drones launched by Russia overnight into the early hours of Sunday,