US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 8, 2026) made a big statement in the Turkish capital Ankara regarding the conflict that has been going on between Russia and Ukraine for more than four years. He expressed hope for a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and expressed confidence that if both the leaders sit together at the negotiating table, they can reach an agreement to completely end the long-running conflict in Europe.

What did President Trump say in his meeting with Zelensky??

US President Donald Trump held a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the 2026 NATO Summit held in Ankara. During this, while commenting on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, he said that talks about a possible agreement were going on between the two sides for a long time and both the sides understood the important issues involved in the possible proposed agreement.

President Donald J. Trump, speaking at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on US strikes against Iran:pic.twitter.com/AFchhdqvrY

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He said, ‘I think they will compromise. Talks on this have been going on for a long time. It has many advantages as well as disadvantages, of which both the parties are fully aware and they understand these issues much better than any third party. I understand that Russian President Vladimir Putin also wants to make a compromise to end this war and this should be a better combination.

There is a lot of pressure on us and Putin- Trump

Donald Trump further said, ‘There is a lot of pressure on us. There is a lot of pressure on President Putin and whatever is happening, I don’t think he would be happy seeing all this. There is a lot of pressure on President Putin to complete this, but if President Putin and Zelensky meet, something will happen which will be very positive.

He said, ‘I hope that these two will meet soon and they will have to do so. First of all, it will protect the lives of the people and secondly, it will build their country and in my opinion, its future will be very good.

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