Trump claims peace deal ‘closer than ever’ after long call with Zelensky - Zelensky says Ukraine will ask US for long-range weapons if Russia rejects peace effort

The president said he had exchanged “pretty strong words” with European leaders, while Russia signaled it saw itself as increasingly on the same page as the U.S.

Ukraine delivered its response to the latest US-drafted peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia to the Trump administration on Wednesday, US and Ukrainian officials told CNN, as the contours of a tenuous potential deal take shape and the US president continues to make clear he wants the conflict resolved quickly.

Last week, America issued a National Security Strategy with some scathing words about its Nato allies in Europe. Europe, the strategy document claimed, is at risk of civilisational erasure. Donald Trump’s often sounded negative about the alliance and its European members. Here he is talking to Politico earlier this week.

Ukraine's Zelensky said he cannot cede land to Russia as he has no legal or moral right to do so. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.

President Donald Trump asked when Ukraine would have democratic elections at a press availability on Wednesday. REPORTER: And you said in an interview yesterday that you think it's time for Zelensky to start accepting things.

European leaders seek talks this weekend with the U.S. president, who wants more pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

You know, they talk about a democracy, but it gets to a point where it’s not a democracy anymore,” President Donald Trump told Politico earlier.

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