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Diplomatic efforts to help end the war in Ukraine are picking up speed but a number of important obstacles remain, keeping peace out of reach. Following a meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy there are now efforts to call a trilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. However, the issue of control over Ukraine's eastern territories, post-war security assurances and the fate of tens of thousands of abducted Ukrainian children remain unresolved.

A senior Israeli official says the government stands firm on its call for the release of all hostages in any future Gaza ceasefire deal, after Hamas accepted a new truce proposal. Mediators are awaiting Israel's official response to the proposal that Qatar says is "almost identical" to one already accepted by Israel.

Ukraine and its European allies have been buoyed by Donald Trump's promise of security guarantees for Kyiv to help end the war in Ukraine but face many unanswered questions, including how willing Russia will be to play ball. Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed Monday's extraordinary summit at the White House with the U.S. president as a "major step forward" towards ending Europe's deadliest conflict in 80 years and towards setting up a trilateral meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Trump in the coming weeks. But Academy associate for the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House, Olga Tokariuk, says the position of U.S. President Donald Trump can be manipulated and that he still sees Russia as a potential partner.