# Trump says Ukraine conflict is closer to ending than ever

https://mins.news/en/item/110065

- TASS, 2026-10-21 19:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2205845

> US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House that the conflict in Ukraine is closer to ending than ever. He said he had discussed ways to end it with Russian President Vladimir Putin and thought they might now be nearer to that point than before.

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