Secretary of State Marco Rubio added that "this war is end-able", and called the missile attack on Ukraine's capital "horrible". Trump is asked if he stands by his earlier assertions that Ukraine has to give territory to secure pace, including Crimea. "It depends what territory," Trump replies, adding: "we'll do the best we can".

Zelensky was speaking at a press conference in South Africa during his visit there on Thursday and emphasized that he remained open to everything Ukraine's partners suggested to b

Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged that Ukrainian forces would be unable to regain control over Crimea and said the US won’t have to commit troops as part of security guarantees in an apparent overture to President Donald Trump.

Zelenskyy was speaking on a visit to South Africa, which he said he will cut short to return home because of an attack, which killed at least nine people and injured more than 70, the deadliest assault on the city since last July.