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Trump news at a glance: President says he wants Putin ‘to stop shooting’ after talks with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian rescuers work on 24 April 2025 at the site of a rocket strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv.
Ukrainian rescuers work on 24 April 2025 at the site of a rocket strike that hit a residential building in Kyiv. Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA

Donald Trump appears to have warmed to Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the two presidents met at the Vatican, with the US leader emerging from talks with a plea for Vladimir Putin: “stop shooting”.

Trump on Sunday said Zelenskyy “wants to do something good” for Ukraine and is “working hard”, adding he was also “surprised and disappointed” that Russia continued to strike Ukraine after discussions between his peace envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Putin.

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