A peace proposal by the Trump administration that includes recognizing Russian authority over Crimea shocked Ukrainian officials.

A peace proposal by the Trump administration that includes recognizing Russian authority over Crimea, which it illegally annexed, shocked Ukrainian officials.

Donald Trump’s peace proposal would see the US formally recognise Crimea as Russian and de facto accepting Moscow’s rule over occupied territories.

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again sent ripples of concern around Ukraine, this time by saying he "thinks" President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to give up occupied Crimea as part of a peace deal to end Russia's full-scale invasion.

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -President Donald Trump urged Russia on Sunday to stop its attacks in Ukraine and suggested Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was ready to give up Crimea as the price of a peace deal with Russia.

US President Donald Trump has said he thinks his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to give up Crimea to Russia as part of a peace deal - despite Kyiv's previous rejections of any such proposal.