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President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that they are closing in on a peace proposal aimed at ending the war with Russia. The two leaders met at Mar-a-Lago in Florida for talks that involved just the U.S. and Ukraine. While there’s been no official response from Moscow, Russia intensified attacks on Kyiv in the days leading up to the meeting. Zelenskyy has said that’s evidence that President Vladimir Putin isn’t interested in ending the war. PBS News Weeken