Children that Ukraine says were taken by Russia are at the heart of peace talks thanks to a monthslong effort by Western officials and evangelical Christian groups.

President Donald Trump said Friday he will give Russian President Vladimir Putin “a couple of weeks,” further extending a deadline for potential consequences against Moscow after urging the Russian leader and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet.

President Donald Trump started the week declaring a diplomatic breakthrough in his bid to get Russia and Ukraine closer to making peace, announcing he had begun arranging for direct talks between Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday, an event the U.S. president called "a very good, early step" to possibly resolve the war in Ukraine.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and NewsNation senior political contributor George Will joins "On Balance" to discuss how the United States needs help from Europe if President Trump's bid to ensure peace between Ukraine and Russia is to succeed: LELAND VITTERT,

Moscow continues to throw cold water on the prospect of Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, and is insisting Russia have a role in security guarantees for Ukraine.

Donald Trump condemned Ukraine’s recent attack on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which undermines the energy security of two EU and NATO member states, Hungary and Slovakia. For historical and geographical reasons, our countries have no alternative means of importing oil other than… pic.twitter.com/qkfebGA0IU

President Donald Trump spoke about his efforts at peace between Russia and Ukraine on Fox News. He talked about wanting to get into heaven for peace.