US President Donald Trump said Friday there was a "very good chance" that the war between Russia and Ukraine could end after "productive" discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
"We had a very good and productive discussion with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, and there is a very good chance that this terrible and bloody war can finally be over," Trump said in a Truth Social post, adding that he had asked Putin to spare the lives of Ukrainian troops who are "completely surrounded."
US envoy Steve Witkoff had a lengthy meeting with Putin in Moscow on Thursday night, said a source briefed on the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Truth Social post did not say whether Trump and Putin had spoken to each other.
However, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin had used the meeting to send a "signal" to Trump through Witkoff. He said Russia and the U.S. would set a time for a phone call between their presidents after Witkoff briefed Trump. The U.S. president said he wanted Moscow and Kiev to quickly agree to a ceasefire to halt fighting in a conflict he said had the potential to spark World War Three and had cost lives on both sides. (Newsmaker23)
Source: Reuters
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