Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says end of conflict ‘getting very close’ as Putin resumes deadly strikes

US president Donald Trump has echoed the Kremlin and said the war in Ukraine could end soon but did not elaborate on his remarks, even as the attacks on Kyiv continued.

“The end of the war in Ukraine I really think it’s getting very close,” Trump said before heading out of the White House for a state visit to China yesterday.

His remarks closely followed those by Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday, who claimed that the “matter is coming to an end” while similarly providing few details.

Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, said a certain amount of trilateral work with Ukraine and the United States had been ​done towards winding down the war.

In Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow has no intention of ending the war, leaving Ukrainian forces to prepare for more incoming attacks.

Putin’s forces continued to bomb Ukraine on Tuesday as a three-day ceasefire between the two sides expired.

Russian attacks on Zelensky’s home town Kryvyi Rih yesterday killed two and injured four, including a nine-month-old girl whose leg was severed, the regional governor said.Six killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine after ceasefire expires

At least six people were killed after Russian forces launched attacks in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region yesterday, officials said.

Russia launched more than 200 drones overnight, putting an end to hopes that ⁠the three-day ceasefire that ended Monday would be extended.

A drone attack on an apartment building in Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky's hometown, the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killed two and injured four, including the dead couple's nine-month-old granddaughter, regional governor Oleksandr Hanzha and the head of the military administration Oleksandr Vilkul said on Telegram.

The ​child's ⁠leg was severed, they said.

Zelensky denounced the strike as "cynical and devoid of all military logic".

"After the end of the partial three-day ceasefire, Russia continues to kill and maim Ukrainians and ⁠pressure on it must therefore in no way be weakened," he said.

Northeast of Kryvyi Rih, an aerial bomb strike killed four and injured three, Hanzha said.

Arpan Rai13 May 2026 04:57Trump says end of Ukraine war 'getting very close'

US president Donald Trump has said the Ukraine war's conclusion was "very close", even as the fighting continued to rage on the Russia-Ukraine border.

Speaking ​to journalists before departing on a state visit to China yesterday, Trump said a settlement between the two nations was approaching, but did not elaborate.

“The end of the war in Ukraine I really think ​it's getting very close," Trump said as he left the White House.

Trump ‌has ⁠convened multiple rounds of talks with the warring sides to try to end the conflict, but no peace deal has emerged.

Russia, which now occupies around a fifth of Ukraine, wants Kyiv to cede additional territory – a condition Kyiv has rejected outright.

Kyiv wants Russian troops to withdraw from the illegally occupied Ukrainian territories.

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Arpan Rai13 May 2026 04:41 Briefing: What we know on the 1,539th day of Ukraine warThe Kremlin repeats Russian president Vladimir Putin's assertion that the war in Ukraine was almost over At least six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine after the US-mediated ceasefire expired. Russia launched more than 200 drones overnight and attacked Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown US president Donald Trump also said the war's conclusion was "getting very close" even though Zelensky cautioned that “Moscow had no intention of ending it”

Arpan Rai13 May 2026 04:24