Hungary has offered to host peace talks between Russia and Ukraine twice, and the offer still stands, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in a podcast broadcast on Facebook on Thursday.

The president of Ukraine and his European allies are visiting the White House, after President Trump backed Russia’s plan to end the war.

The White House said Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants to respect the American taxpayer, and isn't interested in writing "blank checks" to support Ukraine.

President Trump says that American troops would not be sent to Ukraine as a security guarantee for any potential peace deal to end the conflict with Russia. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor reports on the latest developments as the president says arrangements for a possible meeting between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin are underway.