US and Ukraine presidents meet in Florida to discuss deal to end war; Trump says it will be clear in ‘a few weeks’ if negotiations can succeed. What we know on day 1,405 US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were “getting a lot closer, maybe very close” to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine , though both leaders acknowledged that some of the thorniest details remain unresolved. Trump said it will be clear “in a few weeks” whether negotiations to end the war will succeed. Zelenskyy said an agreement on security guarantees for Ukraine has been reached. Trump was slightly more cautious , saying that they were 95% of the way to such an agreement, and that he expected European countries to “take over a big part” of that effort with US backing. Zelenskyy said on Monday he and Trump made significant progress in talks and agreed that US and Ukrainian teams would meet next week to finalise issues aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. “We had a substantive conversation on all issues and highly value the progress that the Ukrainian and American teams have made over the past weeks,” Zelenskiy said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. Both Trump and Zelenskyy said the future of the Donbas had not been settled. “It’s unresolved, but it’s getting a lot closer. That’s a very tough issue,” Trump said. The head of the EU commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, was on a call with European leaders and Trump and Zelenskyy. She said progress was “good” and that Europe was ready to build on the steps taken in Florida. She stressed that more important than anything else would be “ironclad security guarantees from day one” for Ukraine . British PM Keir Starmer was also on the call. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The discussion focused on ongoing efforts to secure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, with leaders commending President Trump for the progress achieved so far. They underlined the importance of robust security guarantees and reaffirmed the urgency of ending this barbaric war as soon as possible. The prime minister emphasised the UK’s commitment to working closely with partners to sustain momentum in the coming days – with President Trump highlighting his leadership in driving coordinated international support for Ukraine as talks continue.” The world appreciates Trump’s peace efforts, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on X early on Monday after the US president met for peace talks with Zelenskyy. In overnight developments, three guided aerial bombs launched by Russia struck private homes in the eastern city of Sloviansk , according to the head of the local military administration, Vadym Lakh. Three people were injured and one man died, Lakh said in a post on the Telegram messenger app. Continue reading...