- Trump wants Zelensky to negotiate a deal with Russia
- Call is aimed at ending the war that started over four years ago
Updated 20 October 2026 22:32
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to make a deal with Russia to end the war Moscow launched more than four years ago.
“We want Zelensky to make a deal. He can make a deal,” Trump told reporters at the White House, adding: “He’s going to have to want to make a deal, because I don’t think his people are going to stand for it any longer.”