US and Russia Near Prisoner Deal as Trump Pressures Ukraine

The United States is close to finalizing an agreement with Russia to repatriate American prisoners, according to ABC News, citing official sources. Negotiations are in their final stages, led by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are scheduled to visit Moscow on Wednesday. President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Ukraine, stating that Russia wants to end the war but Ukraine must also want it, claiming the US has given $350 billion without receiving anything in return. Trump insisted that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky must make a deal, warning the situation will worsen otherwise, and cited territorial gains by Russian forces. Witkoff is expected to propose a trilateral summit between Putin, Zelensky, and Trump to achieve a ceasefire, following constructive talks in Oslo with European leaders. Meanwhile, Russia launched deadly attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets, killing at least nine people, and Poland activated its air defenses twice as a precaution.