US Vice President J.D. Vance stated that the administration of US President Donald Trump will continue to pursue peace in Ukraine, no matter how long it takes.

According to an Ukrinform correspondent, he made this statement to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

"We will continue to move forward on the path to peace, whether it takes a few more months, a few more weeks, or, God forbid, longer, we will continue to work on it," said J.D. Vance.

US President Donald Trump has denied media reports that he has offered to hand over the Donbas region to Russia during upcoming peace talks with the Kremlin, Ukrainian news agency RBC-Ukraine reports, citing a post posted on the X social network account Rapid Response 47.

Trump said that the issue of handing over Donbas to Russia was never raised in discussions with Ukraine. He stressed that both sides should focus on maintaining a ceasefire and a cessation of hostilities on the front lines.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be ready to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump for their summit in Hungary if invited.

The planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Budapest is causing outrage in Europe.

According to the Spanish daily El País, this meeting is a"direct insult to the European Union" because it not only takes place on EU territory without its participation, but also puts European leaders and NATO in an awkward position.

According to the publication, the war in Ukraine will be discussed during the talks between Trump and Putin - but without EU representatives.