US President Donald Trump acknowledges the possibility of Kremlin influence on certain members of his administration and team. This could be attributed to the intentions of American officials to achieve an end to the Russia-Ukraine war,

Negotiations of the United States with the delegations of Russia and Ukraine is going very well, a positive statement is expected soon, Reuters reports, citing a source in the White House.

The White House says a lengthy phone call between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin had achieved “movement to peace” in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that Ukraine had launched three attacks on Russian civilian energy infrastructure on Monday as Russian and U.S. officials held talks in Saudi Arabia about a possible ceasefire agreement.

Ukrainian and U.S. delegations are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia following Russia-U.S. talks there a day earlier on a limited Black Sea ceasefire proposal that Washington hopes will open the way for broader peace negotiations.