US President Donald Trump has stated that he called for a peace agreement and urged Kyiv and Moscow to "stop where they are" during his meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Source : Trump on X (Twitter)

Details : Trump described the meeting as "very interesting, and cordial".

Quote : "I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing, and make a DEAL! Enough blood has been shed, with property lines being defined by War and Guts. They should stop where they are. Let both claim Victory, let History decide! No more shooting, no more Death, no more vast and unsustainable sums of money spent." [N.B. Ukrainska Pravda does not recognise Putin as president – ed.]

Details : Trump also once again added that this war would never have started if he had been president.

Background:

• On 17 October, a bilateral meeting in the format of an official lunch was held at the White House between Zelenskyy and Trump.
• It was earlier reported that one of the key topics of the conversation between the two leaders would be the possible provision of long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
• Following his conversation with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Trump said that the Russian ruler "didn't like" the idea of Tomahawk missiles being supplied to Ukraine.
• Before the lunch, Zelenskyy said he would propose to the US president a deal to receive Tomahawk cruise missiles in exchange for Ukrainian drones.
• An Ukrainska Pravda source reported that the Ukrainian delegation presented their US counterparts with a map highlighting the "pain points" of Russia's defence industry and military economy during the bilateral lunch in Washington on 17 October.
• Zelenskyy stated that the Ukrainian and American sides had decided not to speak publicly about long-range systems for now, adding that the United States does not want escalation.

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