US and Ukraine 'a lot closer' on peace deal, Trump says

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy were "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine, though both leaders acknowledged that some of the thorniest details remain unresolved. - REUTERS

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00:00Well, thank you very much.

00:02We had a terrific meeting.

00:05We discussed a lot of things.

00:08As you know, I had an excellent phone call with President Putin that lasted for over

00:11two hours.

00:13We discussed a lot of points, and I do think we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close.

00:18Mr. President, have you agreed on the so-called free trade zone on Donbas?

00:24How to separate the sides, how to make the separation line?

00:30Who will be responsible?

00:31The word agreed is too strong.

00:33I would say not agreed, but we're getting closer to an agreement on that, and that's a big issue,

00:38certainly.

00:39That's one of the big issues.

00:40And I think we're closer than we're probably one.

00:44It's unresolved, but it's getting a lot closer.

00:47That's a very tough issue, but one that I think will get resolved.

00:52President Trump, I know you've signed an optimistic note here, but what happens in

00:57a few weeks if things sputter?

00:59What are you prepared to do?

01:00They keep fighting, and they keep dying.

01:04No good.

01:05But if things don't happen, they keep fighting, and they keep dying.

01:10And we don't want that to happen.

01:12He doesn't want it to happen.

01:13President Putin doesn't want it to happen.

01:14President Putin doesn't want it to happen.

01:16?

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