Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Trump must get “strong security guarantees” from Russia to end the war that’s been raging for nearly three years in Ukraine. “We believe that President Trump wants to succeed in this situation,

Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted the two sides were “already talking.”

President Donald Trump said his administration wants an agreement with Ukraine for the war-torn country to offer access to its critical mineral resources in return for aiding its defense against Russia.