Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen and that he hopes it will not.

President Trump "wants to see a permanent ceasefire first, to stop the killing, stop the bloodshed," press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

The head of the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin, hinted at an inevitable ceasefire in the war against Ukraine, according to Russian media. Even though it is Russia that thwarts all attempts to implement one.