WASHINGTON, United States, Oct 22, 2026 (Net) – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he believed an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine could be closer than ever, as he thanked Russia’s Vladimir Putin for freeing a detained American.
“The other day I was talking to Vladimir Putin about settling his war with Ukraine, which I think we’re getting closer to, by the way — maybe now the closest we’ve been,” Trump told reporters at the White House.
Trump has made similar claims before, but several rounds of talks and a summit with Putin in Alaska last year have failed to end the Ukraine war as Moscow sticks to its maximalist demands.
