U.S. President Donald Trump stated that a resolution to the more than four-year-old war in Ukraine is “getting closer than people realize” after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy over the weekend.
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Despite Trump’s optimistic remarks, Russia launched a missile and drone attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region, resulting in at least 28 deaths. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that the U.S. position on resolving the conflict remains unchanged.
Zelenskiy, in an interview with the Financial Times, expressed his belief that Trump is viewing the conflict in a new light due to recent Ukrainian successes. Trump is scheduled to meet with Zelenskiy on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, where they will discuss the conflict.
A U.S. official stated that the goal of the talks is to make a renewed push to end the war. Trump also plans to follow up with Putin after speaking with Zelenskiy. The Kremlin announced that Putin and Trump agreed to continue contacts in the near future.
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