Politics · United States · 3 hrs ago
Trump says US is closer than ever to a Ukraine war deal
Donald Trump said the US may be closer than ever to a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
He said his administration is continuing negotiations with Russia and that contact with Moscow has intensified.
Trump said he had recently discussed resolving the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
No agreement or timetable was announced, so the fighting’s end remains uncertain.
The war began with Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and Trump has previously said Moscow seemed more willing than Kyiv to make a deal.
Trump also said Russia released American teacher Stephen Hubbard without receiving anything in return.
Hubbard had been sentenced in Russia to six years and 10 months in prison after being accused of fighting for Ukraine’s armed forces, and Trump said Hubbard was travelling to the US with envoy Steve Witkoff.
US President Donald Trump said the Ukraine conflict was closer to a resolution than ever before.
He said he had recently discussed ways to end the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump said the US was continuing negotiations with Russia to stop the war.
He made the remarks at a White House roundtable.
Trump also said Russia had released American teacher Stephen Hubbard and that Hubbard was travelling back to the US with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump said the conflict was nearing a resolution.
- What
- Trump said the US was closer than ever to a deal to end the Ukraine war.
- When
- October 21, 2026.
- Where
- At the White House in Washington.
- Why
- The US administration was pursuing efforts to end the war through discussions and negotiations with Russia.
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Stephen Hubbard went to Ukraine’s Kharkiv region.
Hubbard was detained in Ukraine after Russia’s attacks began, on accusations of serving as a mercenary for Ukraine’s armed forces.
Hubbard was sentenced in Russia to six years and 10 months in prison.
Trump said he had discussed resolving the Ukraine war with Putin.
Trump said at the White House that the conflict was closer to ending than ever before.
- US president
- Donald Trump
- Russian president
- Vladimir Putin
- Location of remarks
- White House, Washington
- Hubbard’s sentence
- Six years and 10 months, handed down in October 2024
- Hubbard’s age
- 74
- US special envoy travelling with Hubbard
- Steve Witkoff
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What people are saying
which I think we’re getting closer to, by the way, maybe now the closest we’ve been.
We continue negotiations with Russia to stop the war with Ukraine.
We gave Russia nothing in exchange for his release, which is very rare. We gave nothing on this.