The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump had no plans to talk after a visit to Washington by Putin's investment envoy as wider negotiations over a ceasefire in Ukraine appeared stalled.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are not scheduled to have a phone conversation in the coming days, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on April 4, the state news agency TASS reported.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday issued a firm message to Russia, saying its intentions about peace with Ukraine will be clear in the next few weeks. He said President Donald Trump would not be "trapped" by endless negotiations with Moscow over the ongoing conflict.

European foreign ministers at a NATO meeting blamed Russia on Friday for thwarting a U.S. push for peace in the Ukraine war, in a clear bid to persuade the Trump administration to take a harder line towards Moscow.

US President Donald Trump is running out of patience with Russia as he is trying to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine, NATO sources said on Friday. NATO foreign ministers convened in Brussels for a second day to discuss strengthening the alliance's defence capabilities,

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Dmitriev had been invited to the White House by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East. The US temporarily lifted sanctions on Dmitriev to enable the visit, it added.

The Kremlin said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump have no plans to talk by phone again following a visit to Washington by Putin's investment envoy.

For the first time in a long time, the Russian army has paused drone attacks on Ukrainian territory. Russia considers the proposals of US President Donald Trump for ending the war against Ukraine unacceptable.