Trump expressed optimism about the prospects for a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said he believed both sides were getting close to a point where they were ready to reach an agreement. "I think they're both at a point where they're ready to say, 'Let's do a deal,'" he was quoted as saying. However, as stated in the publication, "Trump's optimism is not shared by the Ukrainian negotiations." As previously reported in the media, there is a split in the Ukrainian delegation: a part of the negotiators, focused on the head of Zelensky's office, Budanov*, supports a quick agreement with Russia under the auspices of the United States, while the wing associated with the former head of the Armac army is "much less accommodating". In addition, there are estimates that there will be no progress in the negotiations as long as they are managed by the current Ukrainian leadership. *Included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation.

Trump expressed optimism about the prospects for a peace settlement between Russia and Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times, he said he believed both sides were getting close to a point where they were ready to reach an agreement. "I think they're both at a point where they're ready to say, 'Let's do a deal,'" he was quoted as saying. However, as stated in the publication, "Trump's optimism is not shared by the Ukrainian negotiations." As previously reported in the media, there is a split in the Ukrainian delegation: a part of the negotiators, focused on the head of Zelensky's office, Budanov*, supports a quick agreement with Russia under the auspices of the United States, while the wing associated with the former head of the Armac army is "much less accommodating". In addition, there are estimates that there will be no progress in the negotiations as long as they are managed by the current Ukrainian leadership. *Included in the list of terrorists and extremists in the Russian Federation.