US president Donald Trump has echoed the Kremlin and said the war in Ukraine could end soon but did not elaborate on his remarks, even as the attacks on Kyiv continued.
“The end of the war in Ukraine I really think it’s getting very close,” Trump said before heading out of the White House for a state visit to China yesterday.
His remarks closely followed those by Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday, who claimed that the “matter is coming to an end” while similarly providing few details.
Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said a certain amount of trilateral work with Ukraine and the United States had been done towards winding down the war.
In Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow has no intention of ending the war, leaving Ukrainian forces to prepare for more incoming attacks.
Putin’s forces continued to bomb Ukraine on Tuesday as a three-day ceasefire between the two sides expired.
Russian attacks on Zelensky’s home town Kryvyi Rih yesterday killed two and injured four, including a nine-month-old girl whose leg was severed, the regional governor said.
Briefing: What we know on the 1,539th day of Ukraine war
- The Kremlin repeats Russian president Vladimir Putin’s assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over
- At least six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine after the US-mediated ceasefire expired. Russia launched more than 200 drones overnight and attacked Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown
- US president Donald Trump also said the war’s conclusion was “getting very close” even though Zelensky cautioned that “Moscow had no intention of ending it”
Arpan Rai13 May 2026 04:24
