Trump news at a glance: progress but no breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks

Donald Trump says one or two tough' issues could lead to negotiations breaking down - key US politics stories from 28 December at a glance

President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are closer than ever before" to a peace deal, but he acknowledged negotiations could still break down and leave the war dragging on for years.

After a two-hour meeting in Florida with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump conceded one or two tough" issues - over territory and how the war might end - still needed to be resolved, an indication of progress made but no breakthrough.