Trump says he thinks US is "getting close" to "peace deal" in Ukraine

The United States is getting very close to a "peace deal" with Ukraine on ending the war, US President Donald Trump has said at the traditional Thanksgiving turkey pardon ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.

Source: Sky News

Quote: "It's not easy [reaching a peace deal], but I think we're going to get there."

Details: Trump also said that "I think we're getting very close to a deal, we'll find out... I think we're making progress."

Background:

• Axios reported earlier that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to meet US President Donald Trump "as soon as possible" to discuss the "peace deal", possibly on 27 November, Thanksgiving Day.
• The Financial Times has reported earlier that US President Donald Trump's administration is exerting heavy pressure on Ukraine, demanding that it agree to the American-Russian "peace plan" by Thanksgiving.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on 25 November that the United States has made "tremendous progress" towards reaching a "peace deal" between Ukraine and Russia, but "there are a few delicate, but not insurmountable, details that must be sorted out".
• Leavitt's statement comes amid reports of talks between US and Russian representatives in the United Arab Emirates.
• The United States and Ukraine developed a new 19-point peace agreement during the Geneva talks but left the most politically sensitive issues for the two presidents to decide.

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