Trump says Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine as part of potential deal to end war

Trump, in broad-ranging comments, said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine to keep the peace

US President Donald Trump, right, meets with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office of the White House. Picture: Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP

US President Donald Trump said he was hopeful that Russia’s war in Ukraine was nearing an endgame as he met on Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of the invasion.

Trump, in broad-ranging comments on the state of the conflict, said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers in Ukraine to keep the peace.