Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone shortly before the meeting. Trump described it as a “good and very productive telephone call.”

Donald Trump discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago on Dec. 28. Trump said the two countries 'could be very close' to a peace deal,

Trump said teams are "getting a lot closer, maybe very close" to achieving a Ukraine-Russia peace deal, following his conversation with Putin and meeting with Zelenskyy.

These are the key developments from day 1,400 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Thursday, December 25: An explosion in Moscow killed three people, including two police officers, just days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking Russian general in the same area of the capital.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.

Peace talks between Russia and Ukraine continue as Ukraine spent its third Christmas under Russian onslaught.