Trump has faced pressure from Ukraine and Europe not to accept territorial concessions in his talks with Russia’s Putin.

Trump has long boasted that he’s gotten along well with Putin, even praising him as “pretty smart” for invading Ukraine. But now he wants a cease-fire.

MOSCOW/LONDON/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he thought Vladimir Putin was ready to make a deal on ending his war in Ukraine after the Russian president floated…