President Trump: The parties are getting closer to ending the conflict in Ukraine.

According to RIA Novosti, US President Donald Trump said that the US is holding meetings with Russia and Ukraine, moving closer to the goal of resolving the conflict.

"We are meeting with Russia. We are also meeting with Ukraine. We

"We are getting closer to our goal," President Trump told reporters at a joint press conference with the Israeli Prime Minister on April 7, commenting on Washington's efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine.

President Trump added that he was "not happy" about the ongoing airstrikes in the conflict. "It's a terrible thing, a terrible thing," Trump emphasized.

Earlier, on April 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, noted that President Putin supported the idea of ​​a ceasefire in Ukraine, but for this to happen, several issues need to be resolved, and these remain unclear at present.

Furthermore, Peskov emphasized that another important issue is that NATO still wants to increase its military presence in Ukraine after the conflict ends.

"We want to reach a ceasefire agreement as soon as possible. But we must protect Russia's national interests," Peskov said.

On the Ukrainian side, President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of refusing to accept an unconditional ceasefire and continuing to launch missiles from the Black Sea.

"This is one of the reasons Russia is distorting diplomacy, why they refuse to agree to an unconditional ceasefire. They want to maintain the ability to attack our cities and ports from the sea," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on the evening of April 6.