Putin and Zelensky “want an agreement” to end the war in Ukraine

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday in Ankara that his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, “want” to reach an agreement that would put an end to the war in Ukraine.

Trump told reporters shortly after his arrival in the Turkish capital on the first day of an upcoming NATO summit, “I think they want to reach an agreement. It is unfortunate that it has taken this long, but I think something will emerge.”

Earlier, Zelensky called on NATO to increase its assistance to Ukraine in the field of air defense.

“We are able to do everything else ourselves, but when it comes to air defense, we need the resolve of our partners,” he said from the Turkish capital.