"Just before Zelensky and his delegation arrived at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, the U.S. and Russian presidents spoke in a call described as "productive" by Trump and "friendly" by Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov. Ushakov, in Moscow, said Putin told Trump a 60-day ceasefire proposed by the European Union and Ukraine would prolong the war. The Kremlin aide also said Ukraine needs to make a quick decision about land in the Donbas."
"European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said following a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders on Sunday that there was good progress and that ironclad security guarantees are needed for Ukraine. "Europe is ready to keep working with Ukraine and our US partners to consolidate this progress. Paramount to this effort is to have ironclad security guarantees from day one," she wrote on social media platform X."
"Zelensky has described the weekend attacks as Russia's response to the U.S.-brokered peace efforts, but Trump on Sunday said he believes Putin and Zelensky are serious about peace. "I do think we have the makings of a deal," Trump said. "We have two willing countries. We are in the final stages of talking," Trump said. The U.S. president said he will call Putin again after meeting with Zelensky."
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky indicated near agreement on a U.S.-Ukraine security arrangement while noting several territorial "thorny issues" remain to be resolved. Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin the same day, a call described as "productive" by Trump and "friendly" by a Kremlin aide, who said Putin warned a 60-day ceasefire would prolong the war and urged a quick decision on Donbas land. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said leaders saw good progress and emphasized the need for ironclad security guarantees from day one. Russia launched heavy missile and drone strikes on Kyiv as diplomatic talks continued.
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