Trump says peace deal in Ukraine to happen 'fairly soon' or not at all

By Malek Fouda with AP Published on 28/02/2025 - 0:51 GMT+1 US President Donald Trump says ending the war in Ukraine could either happen fairly soon, or not at all, as he speaks to the media in a joint press conference with visiting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. US President Donald Trump says talks to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine are "very well advanced" and warned that that there is only a narrow window to broker a deal between Moscow and Kyiv and bring the fighting to a close. He made the remarks on Thursday as he hosted British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House, who visited Washington to urge Trump to continue supporting Ukraine, as tensions soared after Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy traded blows last week. The 47th US president also expressed confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t push to resume the war if a truce can’t be reached. “I think he’ll keep his word,” said Trump on Putin. “I’ve known him for a long time now, we had to go through the Russian hoax together,” added Trump referring to the FBI and Justice Department special counsel investigation that examined whether his 2016 presidential campaign illegally coordinated with the Kremlin to sway the outcome of the election.