US President Donald Trump said Russia and Ukraine are “very close to a deal” that would end their three-year war, after his envoy met with President Vladimir Putin on Friday in talks Moscow said were “constructive and very useful.

President Donald Trump is calling for Ukraine and Russia to meet for “very high level talks,” saying they are “very close to a deal” after productive meetings.

Ukraine and Russia "are very close to a deal" to end Russia's war, U.S. President Donald Trump said on April 25. "They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels,