London: A deal to end the war in Ukraine has gained more ground in talks to settle deep disputes over land claims and military power, as leaders from the US and Europe claim progress in revising the terms to be put to Russia.
US President Donald Trump claimed an agreement was “very close” and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the “good result” on the potential deal, overcoming the uproar at the original White House plan revealed last week.
But Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pushed back at European leaders for seeking changes to the initial US proposal to cap the size of the Ukrainian army and give Russia formal control of large tracts of eastern Ukraine.