The president also took aim at former President Joe Biden, arguing that Putin only attacked Ukraine because Biden was president at the time.

Ukraine hopes to capitalize on Pope Leo’s calls for peace to coax the Vatican into helping secure the release of children and other prisoners held by Russia.

Hundreds of children's shoes lined the steps of the Manitoba Legislature on Thursday during a sombre ceremony where families gathered to honour the lives of children who have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion.

Top US diplomats will meet with Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva today as President Donald Trump presses forward with his Russia-Ukraine peace plan. Follow for live updates.