Trump Says He Hopes Russia and Ukraine Will Reach Deal This Week

Prior to the Easter truce, Trump said that the U.S. government would abandon efforts to mediate an end to the war if either side refused to cooperate.
Trump Says He Hopes Russia and Ukraine Will Reach Deal This Week
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a proclamation in the Oval Office at the White House on April 17, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hopes Russia and Ukraine “will make a deal this week” to end the war in Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “Easter truce” is nearing an end.

Trump made the remarks in a Truth Social post just hours before the temporary cease-fire was set to expire, saying that both Ukraine and Russia “will then start to do big business with the United States of America” once they reach a peace deal to fully end the war.
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