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Trump says Putin, Zelensky want to make a deal to end the war

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Published Fri, Jan 23, 2026 · 06:22 AM
    • (From left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with US President Donald Trump during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2026.
    • (From left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky with US President Donald Trump during their meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, Jan 22, 2026. PHOTO: EPA

    [ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE] President Donald Trump said on Thursday both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have said they would like to make a deal to end the nearly four-year-old war.

    Earlier in the day, Trump met Zelensky on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. REUTERS

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