Ukraine War: Trump Says Peace Deal Near, Kasparov Says Putin Won’t Negotiate

Former US President Donald Trump claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin is feeling pressure and wants to end the war in Ukraine, saying a peace agreement is "closer than people think" and that negotiations will be discussed at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7‑8. Trump said he will meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in Ankara and hopes to talk with Putin about ending the conflict.

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov warned that President Putin is unlikely to negotiate an end to the war, arguing that only the removal of Putin’s regime could bring peace. Kasparov described Russia as operating in a "war logic" from the grassroots to the government and warned that the conflict may even lead to limited NATO testing by Russia. He dismissed Kremlin statements about willingness to negotiate as misleading.