Without waiting for Washington, the European Union and the U.K. announced a new raft of sanctions against Russia.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the war in Ukraine and other matters by phone for two hours on Monday. The conversation yielded no breakthrough on efforts to end the largest ground war in Europe since World War II. A ceasefire seems as far as ever.

Trump has made no effort to use his leverage to force Putin into a deal, and the Russian leader has "no desire" to see war end, says former V.P. Dan Quayle.

President Donald Trump said Monday that his two-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin “went very well” and that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start” negotiating on a ceasefire and end to their war.