President Donald Trump assumes mediator role as talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy focus on a U.S.-backed 20-point peace plan that could end the war in Ukraine.

"It’s very close," Trump said of the peace deal, acknowledging that negotiations might not produce results. "It’s possible it doesn’t happen."

"The big question remains, is Russia really willing to concede or to agree to an honest peace plan?" one analyst told NBC News.

US President Donald Trump said a breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine was “getting a lot closer” after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Florida, but his Ukrainian counterpart warned that longer-term security guarantees would be needed to deter Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump this weekend amid signs of progress in Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations.

Donald Trump continues to show disdain for reporters. The president, 79, became irritated with a journalist's question as he welcomed Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach Island,

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are making apparent progress in peace talks to end the four-year long war in Ukraine. Both leaders say some unresolved issues remain.

US president highlights progress towards ending the war after meeting Volodymyr Zelenskyy US President Donald Trump, right, and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy talk to reporters after th