Donald Trump has said a ceasefire is not necessary to negotiate an end to war between Russia and Ukraine. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Speaking from the White House alongside Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the US leader said a ceasefire would be "good to have" but he could understand why one country might not want one. "We can work a peace deal while they’re fighting. They have to fight. I wish they could stop, I’d like them to stop, but strategically that could be a disadvantage for one side or the other," Trump said. Trump says ceasefire not necessary to negotiate Ukraine-Russia peace deal but US will give Kyiv ‘very good protection’ – live ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/18/ukraine-war-live-update-russia-zelenskyy-washington-trump-europe-meeting-talks-latest-news The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #zelenskyy #trump #ukrainesummit #usa #ukraine #politics #russia #ukrainewar