Ukraine war latest: Zelenskyy asks for air defence help in 'frank' call with Trump - as US says peace 'never been closer' The US says "peace has never been closer" after a Donald Trump-Volodymyr ...

Earlier, Zelenskyy criticised Vladimir Putin after attacks on Ukrainian energy targets - despite Putin's pledge to Trump. Watch a White House press briefing live below.

In the weeks since his inauguration, Donald Trump has issued a series of executive orders intended to undermine progressive law and, in some cases, the foundations of constitutional democracy itself.