Trump says 'closest we've been' to ending Ukraine war
President Donald Trump responds to questions from reporters following his remarks about efforts to crack down on taxpayer fraud in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Tuesday. UPI-Yonhap
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed an end to Russia's war on Ukraine could be closer than ever, as he thanked Russia's Vladimir Putin for freeing a detained American.
"The other day I was talking to Vladimir Putin about settling his war with Ukraine, which I think we're getting closer to, by the way — maybe now the closest we've been," Trump told reporters at the White House.
Trump has made similar claims before, but several rounds of talks and a summit with Putin in Alaska last year have failed to end the Ukraine war as Moscow sticks to its maximalist demands.