After claiming to have ended Ukraine's incursion into Kursk — with North Korean help — Russia says it is ready to hold peace talks with Kyiv. But President Trump has cast doubt on Putin's remarks and theatened sanctions.

The president’s comments came after he said Crimea “will stay with Russia,” a position backed by the mayor of Kyiv, who conceded that his country may have to give up territory.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine would be ready to hold talks with Russia in any format once a ceasefire is in place and the fighting between Kyiv and Moscow's forces has stopped.