Vance and Zelenskyy clashed during an Oval Office meeting in February. Trump is speaking to Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 19.

US President Donald Trump trusts Russian leader Vladimir Putin more than the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky, Trump has an incredible flair for people. This was stated by US Vice President Jay Dee Vance.

The meeting, which also included Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was the first encounter between Vance and Zelensky since a heated Oval Office session in February.

Could Pope Leo XIV help President Donald Trump bring about an end to the war in Ukraine, thereby saving countless lives and tying up some of their predecessors’ loose ends in the process? He has offered to play a key role.

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

Ukraine was hit with one of the largest known drone attacks from Russia, including over 273 that pummeled the central Kyiv region as well as the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk regions,

Ukraine has offered a comprehensive 30-day ceasefire, which Moscow has effectively rejected by imposing far-reaching conditions.

The Vatican has offered to host any peace talks while continuing humanitarian efforts to facilitate prisoner swaps and reunite Ukrainian children taken by Russia.