President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis and "had a very productive discussion," the White House said Saturday.

He [President Donald Trump] believes he is increasingly frustrated with the leaders of both countries [Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin]. He wants to achieve a permanent ceasefire.

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

U.S. President Donald Trump wants to see a permanent ceasefire to ending Russia's war in Ukraine, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday. Leavitt told reporters that Trump was increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,

Republican Senator John Kennedy leveled harsh criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of failing to approach peace talks with seriousness in an interview with Fox News. "I think he thinks we're afraid of him,

Like many American leaders before him, US President Donald Trump is finding out that getting through to Russian President Vladimir Putin is not as easy as he might have thought.