Donald Trump said Sunday he held โproductiveโ talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin just hours before meeting Ukraineโs Volodymyr Zelenskyy, framing the discussions as part of a year-end push to secure a deal to end the war.
Trump's renewed upbeat tone comes despite wide skepticism in Europe about Putin's intentions after Russia carried out another massive bombardment of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv just as Zelenskyy was heading to Trump's Florida estate.
"I just had a very good and productive telephone call with President Putin of Russia," Trump announced on his Truth Social platform.
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