Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump had been unable to resolve the difficulty of Donbas throughout their talks.

Supply: Trump and Zelenskyy at a press convention following their assembly

Particulars: Trump stated the edges are "getting nearer to an settlement" on Donbas.

"That's a giant subject, definitely… It's unresolved, but it surely's getting rather a lot nearer. That's a really robust subject, however one which I feel we'll get resolved," he stated.

Requested by a journalist to touch upon the Russians' place that Ukraine should hand over all the territory of Donbas, Trump stated: "That's what they've been asking for… They're going to need to iron that out. However I feel it's shifting in the proper path."

Trump later additionally stated he believes the difficulty of the Ukrainian territories seized by Russia will probably be resolved "over the subsequent few months".

For his half, Zelenskyy additionally described the Donbas subject as "very troublesome".

"You already know our place. We now have to respect our legislation and our individuals, we respect the territory which we management… We now have totally different positions on it [from] the Russians," he stated.

"Once we talk about a referendum, it's one of many keys… There’s a risk of Parliament to vote, based on the legislation, or to have a referendum," Zelenskyy added.

Background:

• The assembly between the Ukrainian and US presidents, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, was held on the US chief's non-public residence, Mar-a-Lago, in Florida.
• Zelenskyy stated the 2 leaders would agree on the sequence by which the factors of the peace settlement could be applied.
• Trump stated he would name Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin after his assembly with Zelenskyy.

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