United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that "we had very good and productive discussions" with Russian President Vladimir Putin, supposedly referring to Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow. Trump added that "there is a very good chance" the Russia-Ukraine war can end but claimed that currently "thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by the Russian military."
Trump said he "strongly requested to President Putin" that the lives of Ukrainian soldiers be spared. "This would be a horrible massacre, one not seen since World War II," he added in a post on Truth Social.