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Allies are pleading with Trump to stand strong against Moscow as he pushes for a partial ceasefire despite the warring sides trading accusations of ongoing strikes.
Russia in particular wants measures lifted on state-owned agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank, which was hit in 2022 by EU sanctions removing it from the SWIFT international bank messaging system.
President Donald Trump's two months back in the White House have been marked by soaring friction between Washington and its European allies.
A senior aide to the Ukrainian leader told AFP the besieged country needed a "serious" contribution from Europe, not just peacekeepers.
The highly anticipated, more than 90-minute conversation failed to produce the breakthrough that Trump has been pushing for since his return to the White House in January.
The Lavrov-Rubio call came hours after the UK hosted a virtual summit on Ukraine.
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz said in a Fox News interview that the United States had "some cautious optimism" after Witkoff's visit.
"I think we need to talk to our American colleagues... Maybe have a phone call with President Trump and discuss this with him," he told reporters.
Ukraine had hoped to use its hold on the Kursk region as a bargaining chip in peace talks with Moscow.
Trump halted military aid and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, but that resumed after the truce proposal was agreed on Tuesday.
"We'll take this offer now to the Russians and we hope they'll say yes to peace. The ball is now in their court”.
The Ukrainian military General Staff said Saturday that 14 clashes were ongoing in the region amid heavy bombardment.
The summit brings all 27 EU leaders together for the first time since the explosive meeting between US and Ukraine presidents.
Macron called Russia a "threat to France and Europe" and said France was "legitimately worried" about the U.S. shifting its position on the Ukraine conflict.
Speaking at the White House, Trump said Zelensky "won't be around very long" without a ceasefire deal with Moscow.
He described Friday's angry public encounter between Trump and Zelensky as "quite an unprecedented event".
The talks, which brought together 18 allies, came just two days after US President Donald Trump berated Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky in front of reporters at the White House.
Europe has been scrambling for a strong and unified position since the US president sidelined Kyiv.
"You’re either going to make a deal or we're out," a furious Trump told Zelensky.
The resources deal is intended to give the United States access to rare-earth and other critical minerals.
