"Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Donald Trump as the two presidents try to hammer out a final peace deal aimed at bringing a halt to Russia's war on Ukraine-Europe's largest and bloodiest conflict since World War II. The December 28 meeting at Trump's Florida estate-the culmination of weeks of phone and shuttle diplomacy - was the most tangible sign of progress in talks to end the fighting, which, nearly four years in, has killed or wounded more than 1.5 million men on both sides."
""Gotta make a deal. Gotta get it done. Too many people dying," Trump told reporters as he welcomed Zelenskyy. "I think both presidents want to make a deal," he added, referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump, who said during his election campaign he could settle the war in one day, has been frustrated by his inability to use what he sees as his businessman's acumen to break through the fighting."
Zelenskyy traveled to Trump's Florida estate on December 28 for face-to-face negotiations aimed at a final peace deal to stop Russia's war in Ukraine. The meeting followed weeks of phone and shuttle diplomacy and came amid nearly four years of fighting that has killed or wounded over 1.5 million people. Trump emphasized urgency, and has pursued direct outreach to Putin and sent envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow multiple times. Kyiv and European allies prepared counterproposals to a White House 28-point plan viewed as favorable to Russia. Russia has shown little inclination to compromise and continued strikes before the talks.
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