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President Donald Trump is ready to zoom past a ceasefire and get straight to a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

After his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin and ahead of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump announced his intention to bring a more final end to the war.

"It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a peace agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere ceasefire agreement, which often times do not hold up," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Saturday.

<i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</i>

<div class="author-bio"><p>Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.</p></div>

Trump on Saturday said that he would like to see Russia and Ukraine reach a peace deal, not just a ceasefire.{ai:summary}<p>Trump says he aims to bypass a ceasefire and strike a final Russia-Ukraine peace deal after his Putin summit and before meeting Zelenskyy.</p><p>He wrote on Truth Social that a lasting deal ends the war, not a ceasefire that often fails. Developing story. #foreignaffairs</p>

Trump: We're going straight to Russia-Ukraine peace deal, 'not a mere ceasefire'

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