TRUMP: UKRAINE WAR MAY BE CLOSER TO ENDING THAN EVER

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 21 /SRNA-RIA Novosti/ – US President Donald Trump believes the end of the armed conflict in Ukraine is closer than ever before.

"I spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin about resolving this war with Ukraine, which I think is nearing its end and may now be closer to ending than ever," Trump said.

Putin spoke earlier today with US President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in St. Petersburg about the US role in resolving the Ukraine crisis and economic cooperation between the United States and Russia.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that the meeting lasted about three hours.