President Trump says he expects to know quickly if a deal can be made with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to halt the war in Ukraine.

European Union (EU) leaders have issued a fresh appeal to President Donald Trump on Ukraine, imploring him ahead of his crunch summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday to protect the country and Europe's security interests and not to exclude Kyiv from any agreement.

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss a possible peace deal that could bring an end to the three-year-old Russian invasion of Ukraine.