During a Thursday Q&A following his video speech to attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump was asked if a peace agreement will exist between Russia and Ukraine when he attends next year's conference.
Failing to get Kyiv and Moscow to the negotiating table within 24 hours means the president has backtracked on a promise - albeit an implausible one - that he repeatedly made while on the campaign trail.
US President Donald Trump’s policy on Ukraine is a little scattered and meandering, and at times misinformed.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has expressed a desire to meet with US President Donald Trump to "discuss issues of interest to Moscow and Washington".