Trump says talks between Ukraine, Russia “going well” but situation remains fragile

He made the remarks before departing for Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, Interfax-Ukraine reported. Trump stated that Russia and Ukraine are moving forward, but the situation is very fragile.

Trump also said that Washington and Moscow are close to a deal, as quoted by the BBC.

"I think in the end we're going to end up with a lot of good deals... We're going to try to get out of wars so that we can save 5,000 people a week. I want to save 5,000 young men - they happen to be mostly Ukrainian, Russian - 5,000 Ukrainian and Russian men, and that's a big honour if I can do it. And I think we're pretty close,” he added.

The U.S. president did not clarify what data his claim of 5,000 soldiers per week was based on.

• The main areas of disagreement between the two texts concern the sequence of resolving territorial issues, the lifting of sanctions against Russia, security guarantees, and the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.