"I think we’re closer now than we have been ever," Trump said.
He spoke after calling into a dinner in Berlin attended by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who were holding talks with Zelensky and European leaders, including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the Reuters news agency reported.
Europe, US seek united front on Ukraine: Polish PM
Poland's Tusk told reporters on Monday that the high-stakes meeting in Berlin, hosted by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, was aimed at forging a common platform for a ceasefire and eventual peace in Ukraine.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks to reporters before departing for Berlin on Monday. Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara
"On one side there is America, Europe and Ukraine, with agreed, compromise conditions for a ceasefire and future peace," Tusk said. "On the other side is Russia, which we all want to persuade, through this united American-European-Ukrainian front, to finally take these proposals seriously."
The talks brought together leaders from Poland, Germany, France, Britain, Italy and the Netherlands, along with Zelensky and the US delegation, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
The European Union was represented by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, while NATO was represented by Secretary-General Mark Rutte, it said.
Ceasefire in sight: German chancellor
Germany's Merz said that, after the latest round of peace talks in Berlin, a ceasefire in Ukraine was in sight for the first time since the start of Russia's invasion.
"For the first time since the war began, the possibility of a ceasefire is conceivable," he wrote in a post on X.
"We want to walk the path to peace together, with the Ukrainians, our European neighbours and the US," he added.
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Source: IAR, PAP, Reuters