Trump says Zelensky is blocking a Ukraine peace deal, Kremlin agrees

President Donald Trump claimed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, not Russian President Vladimir Putin, is the one holding up a potential peace deal to end the war. The Kremlin publicly stated it agrees with Trump's assessment.

Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Zelensky criticized officials in Kyiv as residents faced power outages during freezing temperatures. Separately, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto defended his country's decision to continue sending military aid to Ukraine.