The United States and Russia quarrelled in public on Wednesday over the intensifying Ukraine war after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that President Vladimir Putin was "playing with fire" and Moscow massed 50,

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards, according to reports.

While world leaders bicker over the prospects for peace, the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War Two is heating up fast.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, which include written guarantees on NATO non-expansion and the partial lifting of Western sanctions, Reuters informs.

By Christian Lowe and Dmitry Antonov KYIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) -Ukraine on Friday resisted pressure from Moscow and Washington to commit itself to attending peace talks with Russia on June 2, saying it first needed to see the proposals Russian negotiators plan to bring to the talks.

President Donald Trump has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he has a "week and a half to two weeks" to prove he is serious about ending the war in Ukraine

A just peace in Ukraine will likely come only after the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, is gone. However, there is also a short-term solution, Tagesschau reports, citing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

President Vladimir Putin's conditions for ending the war in Ukraine include a demand that Western leaders pledge in writing to stop enlarging NATO eastwards and lift a chunk of sanctions on Russia, according to three Russian sources with knowledge of the negotiations.