Trump says US had ‘good’ talks with Putin, strongly urged 'surrounded' Ukrainians to be spared

14/03/2025 08:35 France 24

President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States had "good and productive discussions" with Russia's Vladimir Putin the day before, and that there is “a very good chance” of putting an end to the war. Trump also said his country had strongly urged Putin to spare the lives of the Ukrainian troops Putin claims are surrounded by the Russian army in the Kursk region. Ukraine has dismissed that claim as false. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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