US President Donald Trump has said that the sides are very close to signing an agreement to settle the conflict in Ukraine. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
"I think we are very close to signing an agreement," Trump said in an interview with blogger Benny Johnson. He made the remark in response to a question about the possibility of reaching a deal before the G20 summit, which will be held in December.
"I think we have a very high chance of resolving this issue," the US president said.
Previous talks
In early October, the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, held a phone call to discuss the settlement of the conflict in Ukraine and economic cooperation.
In addition, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov reported the start of organizing and preparing a future meeting between Putin, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen.
In the summer of 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held talks in the city of Anchorage. During the meeting, the leaders discussed ways to settle the conflict in Ukraine.