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Trump 'more confident' of Ukraine deal after talks

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Agence France-Presse

<div> </div>US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion.Trump also suggested that he could meet President Vladimir Putin shortly as the United States overhauls its stance towards Russia in a shift that has alarmed European leaders.At the talks in Riyadh, Russia and the United States agreed to establish teams to negotiate a path to ending the war that began when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.Trump said he was &quot;much more confident&quot; of a deal after the talks, adding &quot;they were very good. Russia wants to do something. They want to stop the savage barbarianism.&quot;&quot;I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it&#x27;s going very well,&quot; Trump said, chiding Ukraine for complaining it had been cut out of discussions.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has slammed his nation&#x27;s exclusion from the Riyadh gathering, which lasted more than four hours.&quot;I&#x27;m very disappointed, I hear that they&#x27;re upset about not having a seat,&quot; Trump told reporters when asked what he would say to Ukrainians who feel &quot;betrayed.&quot;&quot;Today I heard, oh, well, we weren&#x27;t invited. Well, you&#x27;ve been there for three years... You should have never started it. You could have made a deal,&quot; he said.Some European leaders fear Washington will make major concessions to Moscow and re-write the continent&#x27;s security arrangement.Asked if he would met Putin before the end of the month, Trump said &quot;probably.&quot;<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion.

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was much more confident of a deal to end the Ukraine war after talks that drew a strong rebuke from Kyiv over its exclusion.