Either in the direction of increasing pressure on Russia, or that Russia realizes of its own accord that this war cannot go on,” he continued. In addition, European officials pushed Washington to use its economic leverage to enforce any ceasefire with strict consequences for Moscow,

The upcoming talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin comes after Trump recently enforced a deadline for Russia to end its war with Ukraine.

A Trump-Putin meeting has been floated by both sides for some time. So why might either side want it to happen now?