US President Donald Trump suggested that Ukraine “may be Russian someday,” throwing into question the future independence of a sovereign country that, with Western backing, has defended itself against Moscow’s full-scale invasion for nearly three years.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview said he was open to negotiating a land swap with Russia. This marks a monumental shift in Kyiv's stance on territorial concessions. This comes as US President Donald Trump hailed Moscow's release of an American prisoner as a goodwill gesture towards ending the war.

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said they are ready to offer Russia a straightforward land exchange in a bid to end the three-year war between the two countries. However, this will only be possible if US President Donald Trump can bring both nations to the negotiating table.

The release of American teacher Marc Fogel comes six months after he was excluded from the biggest prisoner swap since the Cold War.

American school teacher Marc Fogel has been released by Russia, the Trump administration said, amid talks with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.

- A drawn portrait of Marc Fogel, who has been detained in Russia since August 2021, hangs on rails outside of the White House during a demonstration organized by his family, July 15, 2023, in Washington.