US officials have prepared a set of options for President Donald Trump to increase economic pressure on Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, as President Vladimir Putin drags his feet over attempts to end the war in Ukraine.

US Vice President JD Vance has said in an interview with Fox News that there is a "very big gulf" between Ukraine and Russia regarding their visions of how to end the war, and that Donald Trump's administration will work to "try to sort of bring these two sides closer together".

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected an attempt from President Trump to strike a peace deal in the Ukraine-Russia war.

US President Donald Trump still believes that Vladimir Putin allegedly seeks to end the war with Ukraine. Recently, the American leader suggested the opposite amid intensified Russian attacks, according to Trump's interview with ABC News.

President Trump fired off rare public criticism of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and sat for a dramatic one-on-one talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Vatican over the weekend,

Trump had described the moment to ABC on Tuesday as “ a moment of solace ” but did not reveal the conversation between the pair. “What were you and Zelensky talking about when you were nose to nose?” O’Reilly asked.