The election of an American president who wanted to act as a Ukraine broker rather than a Ukraine backer was seen as an opportunity to disrupt the status quo and stop the bloodshed. But effective wartime diplomacy requires applying the right amount of leverage—sticks and carrots—on the right parties,

ASPI Senior Analyst Malcolm Davis discusses US President Donald Trump’s current position on the war in Ukraine.

The U.S. president lashed out at the Kremlin on Tuesday as the White House continued to consider increasing sanctions against Russia.

President Trump on Monday backed off his demand that Russia declare an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, instead endorsing President Vladimir V. Putin’s call for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.

Despite months of resisting President Donald Trump's peace process, the U.S. has yet to take a single concrete step to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into ending his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Trump's erratic Ukraine policy has empowered Putin, confusing allies and undermining U.S. credibility while escalating the conflict.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

This week's prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine was the largest since the war’s onset. But skepticism of a lasting truce, and President Trump’s peace-making, remains. Bridget Brink resigned as ambassador to Ukraine in April,

Donald Trump’s envoy to Ukraine has issued a bleak warning to Vladimir Putin about the Russian leader’s ongoing reluctance to reach a peace deal.The US president, who has expressed great sympathy for Moscow over its brutal invasion of its European neighbour,