Trump says talks with Zelensky, Putin had been ‘nice,’ optimistic about ending ‘very bloody warfare’

U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 13 described latest talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin "nice" and expressed optimism about ending the warfare.

"Nice talks with Russia and Ukraine yesterday. Good risk of ending that horrible, very bloody warfare," Trump wrote on Reality Social.

On Feb. 12, Trump held separate calls with Zelensky and Putin, later claiming each leaders "wish to cease the hundreds of thousands of deaths going down within the Warfare with Russia/Ukraine."

Zelensky and Trump agreed to start working towards ending the warfare, in line with Andriy Yermak, head of Ukraine's Presidential Workplace.

Trump additionally introduced that he and Putin would maintain their first in-person assembly in Saudi Arabia, although the extent of Ukraine's involvement within the talks stays unclear.

The U.S. president mentioned he had instructed a staff led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Nationwide Safety Advisor Michael Waltz to supervise negotiations.

Russia has begun forming a negotiating staff for talks with the U.S., together with on the warfare with Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov mentioned on Feb. 13.

Elsewhere, Zelensky will lead Ukraine's delegation to the Munich Safety Convention, the place Trump's staff is predicted to current its diplomatic technique.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Rubio will meet Zelensky in Munich on Feb. 14 to start official talks, Trump added.

Europe fears bearing Ukraine’s post-war costs amid exclusion from US-Russia talks, FT reportsEuropean nations fear they will be left to shoulder the costs of post-war security and reconstruction in Ukraine as they remain excluded from U.S.-Russia talks on ending the war, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 13, citing senior European officials.The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy