European nations have rallied behind Ukraine as President Trump prepares for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Framing intractable issues in terms of real estate also appears to be how Donald Trump orients himself - a way to process and understand.

The White House is downplaying chances for a breakthrough on Ukraine when President Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

The US has proposed a model to end the war that would see Russia have military and economic control of occupied Ukraine under its own governing body

"What has been building up for the Ukrainians is fundamentally a manpower issue," a former senior Pentagon adviser told Newsweek.

As President Trump talks of land swaps, Ukrainians find it difficult to imagine giving up the Donbas, for military, humanitarian and political reasons.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Saturday the planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning that any peace deal excluding Kyiv would lead to ''dead solutions.