Russia occupies about a fifth of Ukraine, from the country’s northeast to the Crimean Peninsula, which was annexed illegally in 2014.

Either in the direction of increasing pressure on Russia, or that Russia realizes of its own accord that this war cannot go on,” he continued. In addition, European officials pushed Washington to use its economic leverage to enforce any ceasefire with strict consequences for Moscow,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Kyiv and Moscow will both have to cede land to end the war in Ukraine and talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will instantly show whether the Kremlin leader is willing to make a deal.