Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to work “directly” with US President-elect Donald Trump and is open to his ideas, highlighting Kyiv’s eagerness to keep its most important ally onside as Russia intensifies its attacks.

President-elect Trump’s choice for special envoy to the Russia-Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has offered fairly detailed proposals for ending the war that began almost three years ago. Trump has promised to end the war within a day of returning to the White House,

The American television and radio company CNN has outlined the key aspects of the peace plan proposed back in April by Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy for the Russian-Ukrainian war. The plan provides for the complete lifting of sanctions against Russia.