Russia said Thursday that the United States will be its “main counterpart” in forthcoming peace talks to end its invasion of Ukraine, sidelining Kyiv in the negotiations. “We, of course,

"Russia is going to be there with our people," the US president says - but Ukraine says such talks are "are not expected" and Moscow hasn't commented.

Vice President JD Vance told The Wall Street Journal that it was too early to talk about specific territorial or security arrangements.