Donald Trump says Ukraine "has to want to make a deal" to end Russia's war

Hours after U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Norway, President Donald Trump said Ukraine needed to show willingness to negotiate an end to Russia’s war. Trump also said Washington and Europe had spent heavily on Kyiv, that Europe was tired of the conflict, and that the U.S. had received little in return besides costly diesel. The remark came as Witkoff traveled to St. Petersburg on Oct. 21 to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war and U.S.-Russia relations, a visit in which Putin announced the release of imprisoned American teacher Stephen Hubbard after Trump’s personal appeal. Kyiv has denied obstructing peace efforts and says it has backed ceasefires; Moscow has ruled out political concessions, according to TASS.