The Kremlin said on Sunday contacts with U.S. President Donald Trump's team were moving ahead very well but that it was too early to expect instant results due to the level of damage done to relations under Trump's predecessor Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump of the United States said on Saturday that talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine may be going on well, stressing there is a point to either put up or shut up. Trump stated this while speaking to reporters a day after he showed frustration with Russia and told it to “get moving” on reaching a deal.

Over 20 people were killed by a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, its acting mayor Artem Kobzar said. "The Russians hit the city of Sumy with missiles, killing civilians,

A Russian ballistic missile strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least 20 people on Sunday morning, the city's acting mayor said.

At least 32 people have been killed in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials said. Two ballistic missiles struck the heart of the city at around 10:15 a.m. as people gathered to celebrate Palm Sunday,