Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected what he says is Vladimir Putin's proposal to hand Russia the Donbas in exchange for a ceasefire. Meanwhile, the White House has distanced Donald Trump from expectations he could make a deal with Putin.

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian forces have made a sudden thrust into eastern Ukraine near the coal mining town of Dobropillia, a move that may be an attempt to increase the pressure on Kyiv to give up land as the U.