President Trump issued no statement in support of Ukraine on the anniversary of the Russian invasion, four years after his predecessor laid out the stakes.

The White House is insisting on reaching an agreement to end the war in Ukraine by the 250th anniversary of US independence, which will be celebrated on July 4, reports Bloomberg. Read also: Ukraine's Defense Minister Fedorov outlines three-point war strategy against Russia According to the sources among Washington's allies,

President Donald Trump has set another deadline, according to Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who said the U.S. wants a deal by June to bring an end to Russia's war.

Witkoff said he would meet with Ukraine's security chief Rustem Umerov on Feb. 26, though the primary purpose of his visit would be negotiations with Iran.

Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine began on February 22, 2022. The Trump White House is attempting to broker a peace deal.

After three decades of perceived Western encroachment, Mr. Putin sought to strike back at the agent of Russia’s confinement, the United States. A blitzkrieg, he surely surmised, would put America in its place and give Russia the power to shape Europe’s destiny.