Trump, Russia and Ukraine
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President Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida on Sunday to try to close out a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia that would end nearly four years of war.
Ukraine's largest private energy company reports 90% of generation capacity damaged by Russian attacks, leaving over 1 million without power during freezing temperatures.
President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his Florida resort Sunday after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone.
The U.S.-led negotiations have made some progress, but still face fundamental challenges, including over security guarantees to counter future Russian aggression.
Donald Trump has welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Mar-a-Lago, as the two leaders made initial comments in front of the press. Speaking on the doorstep of his club in Florida before the meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump said “we have the makings of a deal that is good for Ukraine, that is good for everybody”.
The talks come after days of heavy Russian missile and drone attacks and as negotiators say a U.S.-backed peace plan is nearing completion.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he and Zelenskiy were "maybe very close" to an agreement to end the war although "thorny" territorial issues lingered. He was more
Advisers to Zelenskyy recalled the last in-person meeting with Trump, in October, which was preceded a day earlier by a call between the US and Russian presidents. In the White House the next day, Trump grew frustrated with Zelenskyy and his team, and tossed aside maps of the front line in Ukraine.