US President Donald Trump has called on Russia and Ukraine to hold high-level talks to conclude a peace deal, with "major points" already agreed to.
"Just landed in Rome. A good day in talks and meetings with Russia and Ukraine. They are very close to a deal, and the two sides should now meet, at very high levels, to ‘finish it off.’ Most of the major points are agreed to," the US president said in a Truth Social post.
Trump arrived in Rome late on Friday, to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin. The possibility of resuming direct talks between Russia and Ukraine was discussed, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said after the meeting.