Trump says ´a lot closer´ to Ukraine peace deal after talks with Zelensky

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he thinks "we're getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to a peace deal to end the Ukraine crisis after his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Florida, reported Xinhua. The two presidents spoke with European leaders, including leaders of NATO and the European Union, during the course of their meeting, Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with Zelensky. Trump said that about 95 percent of the terms of the peace plan have been agreed upon by parties involved, though "one or two very thorny issues" still remain. Zelensky said the United States, Europe and Ukraine have almost 100 percent agreed on security guarantees for Ukraine. "We discussed all the aspects of the peace framework," said Zelensky. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had a "very productive" telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin prior to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in U.S. Florida on Sunday over the latest draft of a peace plan aimed at ending the Ukraine crisis. "I just had a good and very productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia prior to my meeting, at 1:00 P.M. today, with President Zelensky of Ukraine," said Trump on Truth Social. "The meeting will take place in the main dining room of Mar-a-Lago. Press is invited," he added. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed the telephone conversation between Putin and Trump on Sunday.