According to the latest Harvard CAPS / Harris poll, 61 percent of Americans think Trump is not tough enough on President Putin.

The Trump Administration sent Ukraine its new proposed text for a much-anticipated minerals deal on March 28, and consultations between Kyiv and Washington are now underway, Ukrainian foreign minister Andriy Sybiha has confirmed.

Moscow: Russia has rejected US President Donald Trump 's Ukraine peace deal saying it cannot accept the deal offered. In contrary, the Russian side has released a fresh set of demands.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the U.S. is not taking into account Russia's "main demand" to secure peace in its war on Ukraine, and so the Kremlin "cannot accept" American proposals as things stand.

Ukraine’s top diplomat said officials are pressing ahead with the US toward an “acceptable” economic accord hours after President Donald Trump accused Kyiv of trying to renegotiate the deal. Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said a new draft of an agreement on Ukraine’s infrastructure and natural resources has arrived and that Kyiv is prepared to endorse it as talks with US counterparts continue and officials pore over the document.

Now, Putin is dragging his feet on Trump’s efforts to secure significantly pared-down deals to mutually halt attacks on energy targets and on the Black Sea—a strategy that could backfire as Trump considers ways to force Russia into concessions.

US President Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of “trying to back out” of the minerals deal expected to be agreed between the two countries as early as this week, adding that Volodymyr Zelensky would face “big problems” if he didn’t sign an agreement.

President Donald Trump dialed back his criticism of Russian President Vladimir Putin and instead accused Ukraine of attempting to renegotiate an economic deal with the US.