Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he wants to work “directly” with US President-elect Donald Trump and is open to his ideas, highlighting Kyiv’s eagerness to keep its most important ally onside as Russia intensifies its attacks.

He was asked by Sky News whether he would accept Nato membership, but only on the territory that Kyiv currently holds. Zelensky said he would, but only if Nato membership was offered to the whole of Ukraine,

President-elect Trump’s choice for special envoy to the Russia-Ukraine war, Keith Kellogg, has offered fairly detailed proposals for ending the war that began almost three years ago. Trump has promised to end the war within a day of returning to the White House,

CNN political and national security analyst David Sanger calls President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Special Envoy for Russia and Ukraine “interesting” and explains why Kellogg’s peace plan could allow Russia to keep Ukrainian territory.

In a single post, the president-elect told the world what the end of the Ukraine war might look like. And it is going to be a big diplomatic ask, to say the least.

This wouldn’t mean ending Ukraine’s claim to land within its internationally recognised borders, instead opting to recover it through diplomatic rather than military means. But Zelenskyy wants something key allies have so far refused to consider – NATO membership,