[Trump Says Russia-Ukraine Peace Agreement is 'Very Close to Being Reached'] U.S. President Trump stated that the peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia is 'very close to being reached,' but European leaders remain skeptical. On the 25th, White House Press Secretary Levitt said that there are still some subtle details in the U.S.-proposed peace agreement that need to be resolved. However, these issues are not insurmountable and require further negotiations among Ukraine, Russia, and the United States. Earlier on the 25th, a U.S. official indicated that Ukraine had agreed in principle to the U.S.-proposed peace agreement, though some clauses still need discussion. On the same day, Secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, Umerov, stated that the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations had reached a consensus on the core terms of the peace agreement discussed recently in Geneva.