President Donald Trump issued a rare rebuke of Russian President Vladimir Putin after Russia launched a major attack on Ukraine overnight. He later said he believed Putin would listen to his plea to halt Russian strikes on Ukraine and expressed optimism about a potential peace deal.

Imposing a deadline on a negotiation for a deal you desperately want is a risky tactic if your only move is to walk away from a deal you desperately want.

The United States has reportedly offered to ease sanctions on Russia in a plan presented to allies aimed at enabling a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, the US proposal was shared in Paris on Thursday,