Sun Apr 27 20:09:09 UTC 2025: ## Trump Claims Ukraine Peace Deal “Very Close” Despite Missed Deadlines
**Washington D.C.** – Despite previously missed self-imposed deadlines for ending the war in Ukraine, former President Donald Trump has declared a peace deal to be “very close.” This comes after a recent face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, their first since a contentious Oval Office encounter in February. While Trump previously promised to resolve the conflict within his first 100 days in office – a deadline that passed without a resolution – his renewed optimism follows what appears to be a thawing of relations between Washington and Kyiv.
However, experts remain cautious. Oleksiy Goncharenko, a Ukrainian member of parliament, and Rachel Rizzo, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, offered no comment on the likelihood of an imminent peace deal. Independent foreign policy journalist Alexander Bratersky also declined to comment. The lack of concrete details surrounding Trump’s claim leaves the path to peace in Ukraine uncertain, despite his assertion of progress. The situation remains fluid, with significant skepticism surrounding the timeframe for any potential agreement.
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