Trump Signals Possible Breakthrough in Ukraine Peace Talks

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US may be close to a peace deal ending the war in Ukraine, citing delicate negotiations as the reason for withholding new sanctions on Russia. Trump told reporters that imposing additional economic penalties could disrupt the sensitive diplomatic discussions, which he described as potentially nearing a breakthrough for the first time in a long while. He also argued Russia played a limited role in supporting Iran and retained the right to sanction Moscow if warranted. Trump expressed willingness to hold a high-level meeting with Russia and China on denuclearisation, though he did not confirm it would occur. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy separately said Ukraine is prepared to freeze the conflict along the current front line and pursue diplomatic negotiations, while rejecting that Russia is winning on the battlefield.