US President Donald Trump has insisted that peace negotiations aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war were "closer than ever before" following what he called a "terrific meeting" with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago residence

US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine was closer than ever, after he spoke to Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and a host of European leaders.