The leaders' cancelled summit is just the latest twist in Trump's efforts to broker an end to the war, writes .

Following the recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, US President Donald Trump has shifted his attention to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Speaking at a White House dinner event, Trump highlighted that ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become his top foreign policy priority.

There are few tactics from his work to end the horrors of Gaza that Trump can emulate as he seeks to curtail Russia’s near-four-year invasion.

The Kremlin on Thursday welcomed a Gaza ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas but said the key would be to see how the deal was implemented.

The president leveraged Netanyahu’s vulnerability to secure a cease-fire. He can similarly pressure Putin.

Energized by success in the Middle East, President Donald Trump is eager to harness that most elusive ingredient in politics and diplomacy: momentum. A week that began with a 36-hour trip to the Middle East ended with Ukraine’s president in the White House,

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Wednesday, said U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for peace in Gaza may be general in approach, but remains the best proposal "on the table" for now.

After securing a Middle East peace deal between Israel and Hamas, President Donald Trump is now focused on ending the Russia–Ukraine war.