Donald Trump has said he is open to meeting Vladimir Putin without Volodymyr Zelensky, abandoning an earlier pledge that he would only engage in three-way peace talks.

President Donald Trump appeared to back away from previous attempts to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump told reporters on Thursday that Putin would no longer need to meet with Zelensky before he would meet with the Russian leader as he attempts to negotiate a ceasefire deal