'Stop the bloodshed, NOW': Trump calls for Ukraine, Russia to meet for talks, says 'they are close to deal'

US President Donald Trump has asked Russia and Ukraine to meet for "very high-level talks", as he asserted that both countries are "very close to a deal" on ending the bloody three-year war. Trump, who arrived in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral, posted on Truth Social, "They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to finish it off." Notably, his envoy, Steve Witkoff, had visited Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

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