# Europe Today: Trump claims Ukraine-Russia deal to end the war could be close

https://mins.news/en/item/70088

- euronews, 2026-09-23 06:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/23/europe-today-trump-claims-ukraine-russia-deal-to-end-the-war-could-be-close

> US President Donald Trump said he expects the war to end sooner than people think. In Brussels, two Russian businessmen were removed from the EU blacklist yesterday after intense negotiations among member states. The programme spoke exclusively with Latvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs about the decision.

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