Vladimir Putin has suggested placing Ukraine under temporary administration before peace talks commence. The White House has responded by rejecting such a possibility. What do you need to know? Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine could be placed under temporary administration prior to the start of peace talks.

Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente spoke with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Wednesday in a call focused on strengthening bilateral relations, Mexico's foreign ministry said.

Relations between Kyiv and Washington are "back on track", the chief of staff to Ukraine's president told Reuters, after a fraught Oval Office encounter last month between the U.S. and Ukrainian leaders.

Ukraine accused Putin of proposing "crazy" ideas to delay further movement towards a peace deal - being championed by US President Donald Trump. The White House insisted Ukraine's governance would be decided by its constitution and people.

The terms of a mineral deal between Ukraine and the U.S. have not yet been finalised, Ukrainian officials said on Friday, after a summary of Washington's latest offer suggested it was demanding all of Ukraine's natural resources income for years.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says that President Donald Trump’s push for control over Greenland wasn’t surprising given longtime U.S. interest in the mineral-rich territory