US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a Ukraine-Russia deal is "very close," but European leaders were skeptical and Russian missiles continued to rain down on Kyiv.

Trump, visibly frustrated at his failure to make good on last year's election boast that he could quickly end the war, said "we're getting very close to a deal."

An initial US plan which was heavily weighted in Russia's favor has been replaced by one taking in more of Ukraine's interests. And a Ukrainian official told AFP that the new version was "significantly better."

However, US officials acknowledged that "delicate" issues remain.

And French President Emmanuel Macron threw cold water on the idea of a rapid solution, stating that there is "clearly no Russian willingness" for a ceasefire or to discuss the new, more U

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