Trump wants ceasefire deal at Putin summit – Macron

The US president has reportedly also indicated that Ukraine would be included in negotiations on any territorial swaps with Russia

US President Donald Trump has reportedly told Western European leaders that he wants to reach a ceasefire deal in the Ukraine conflict at his upcoming meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, according to France’s Emmanuel Macron.

A video conference was held between Trump and the leaders of Germany, Finland, France, the UK, Italy, Poland, EU officials and Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky on Wednesday. The virtual meeting was devoted to discussions of Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska scheduled for Friday.

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