Trump administration briefing: US president to speak to Putin this week; Democrats train fire on Musk

Russian president accepts the philosophy' of US's Ukraine ceasefire terms, says US envoy; Musk's popularity falls - key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

US president Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that he expected the US president to speak with Vladimir Putin this week, adding that the Russian president accepts the philosophy" of Trump's ceasefire and peace terms.

Witkoff told CNN that discussions with Putin over several hours last week were positive" and solution-based". He declined to confirm when asked whether Putin's demands included the surrender of Ukrainian forces in Kursk; international recognition of Ukrainian territory seized by Russia as Russian; limits on Ukraine's ability to mobilise; a halt to western military aid; and a ban on foreign peacekeepers.