In a reversal, President Trump appears to have backed off joining a European push for new sanctions on Russia, seemingly eager to move on to doing business deals with it.

EU urges Trump to hit Moscow with sanctions after threats to drop Putin peace talks - US president claims progress made in his two-hour call with Putin, but repeats his threats to abandon efforts at b

It follows Donald Trump saying Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" start negotiating, after a two-hour phone call with Vladimir Putin.