India, Dec. 16 -- United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that an agreement aimed to end Russia's war in Ukraine is "closer than ever". Reporting his team's progress in Berlin, the US president stated that a deal is closer than "we have been ever".

Trump's remarks come at a White House event after he called into a dinner in Berlin at which US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were holding talks with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.

Trump reiterated that this peace deal between Russia and Ukraine comes after he solved eight wars.

'One of these wars was having a bit of trouble - Thailand and Cambodia - but we have resolved it. We appreciate them working to get it straightened out," said Trump. ...