President Trump’s recent commitment to provide more aid to Ukraine could increase pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war.

It used to be 24 hours,” Lavrov said of Trump’s pledge to end the Russia-Ukraine war within his first day in office. “It used to be 100 days. We have been through all of this and we really want to understand what motivates the president of the United States.

Putin intends to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia - which has thus far survived the toughest sanctions imposed by the West - can endure further economic hardship