The letter said leaders must strive for a world where ‘every soul may wake to peace’, adding that ‘each generation’s descendants begin their lives with a purity – an innocence which stands above geog...

Donald Trump has said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In return, Mr. Putin offered a cease-fire in the rest of Ukraine at current battle lines and a written promise not to attack Ukraine or any European country again, the senior officials said.