Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House, a day after holding a two-and-a-half-hour-long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

After the meeting, Trump posted his assessment on Truth Social, calling his meeting with Zelensky “very interesting and cordial”.

“The meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was very interesting, and cordial, but I told him, as I likewise strongly suggested to President Putin, that it is time to stop the killing, and make a deal!” he wrote.

Trump also advocated that both leaders should “stop where they are” and “claim victory”.

“They should stop where they are. Let both claim victory, let history decide! No more shooting, no more death, no more vast and unsustainable

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