Speaking on his peace talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump told reporters that Ukraine did not need a seat at the negotiating table because it "should've ended [the war] in three years. You should have never started it. You could have made a deal."

"Talks are taking place between representatives of Russia and the United States of America. About Ukraine—about Ukraine again—and without Ukraine," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Russia and the U.S. have agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties