The U.S. president is getting impatient at Russian leader Vladimir Putin for dragging his feet over a peace plan.

A bipartisan group of 50 U.S. Senators has proposed a plan to impose a 500% tariff on imported goods from countries that buy Russian oil, gas, and uranium if Russia refuses to engage in good-faith negotiations for a lasting peace in Ukraine.

Month after month, Ukraine has increased the size and scope of its drone assaults within Russia despite the war's strategic pressures.

For the first time in a long time, the Russian army has paused drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. Russia considers the proposals of US President Donald Trump for ending the war against Ukraine unacceptable.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet on Friday with representatives from a small group of countries ready to contribute to a foreign contingent of troops in Ukraine, he said on Tuesday as Kyiv pushes for security guarantees as part of any peace deal.

Vladimir Putin is prepared to hold another phone call with Donald Trump, according to the Kremlin. The offer comes after the US President vented his frustration with the Russian leader over the lack of progress in peace negotiations on Ukraine. Over the Weekend, Trump gave an interview to the NBC channel, in which he criticised Putin.

Kyiv, Ukraine — Germany’s chief diplomat on Tuesday described U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a truce in the three-year war between Russia and Ukraine as deadlocked, while China’s foreign minister said that it was encouraging that the talks between Washington and Moscow on finding a settlement are continuing.

Russia has said it was not ready to accept the latest United States peace proposals in their current form. The Kremlin highlighted the limited progress President Donald Trump has made on his promise to end the war in Ukraine since taking office in January.