MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Thursday that there is political will on both the Russian and U.S. sides to find a settlement and end the Ukraine war, after presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was premature to discuss timings for an in-person meeting of the two leaders.

The Kremlin said on Thursday that it was impressed by U.S. President Donald Trump's position on ending the war in the Ukraine, and added that preparations were under way for a bilateral meeting between Trump and Putin.

The Kremlin expressed approval of U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on resolving the Ukraine war, marking a significant contrast to former U.S. President Joe Biden's approach. Preparations for a Trump-Putin meeting are being made,

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump discussed ending the war in Ukraine, and Putin invited Trump to Moscow, the Kremlin said.

Britain supports U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to bring the war in Ukraine to an end and the country's priority is to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position, the foreign office said in a statement.

European leaders scrambled on Thursday to try to get a seat at the table in Ukraine peace talks after U.S. President Donald Trump spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin and announced the start of negotiations.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about ending the war in Ukraine.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday about starting negotiations immediately to end the war in Ukraine. "We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately,