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US President Donald Trump, center right, and Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, center left in June 5.

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Peace is closer for Ukraine now than at any time since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in early 2022, according to the Finnish president.

“We are reaching a point” where the terms of a potential deal are becoming more palatable, Alexander Stubb said in Helsinki today. The negotiations involve three separate documents, with one focused on security guarantees in Ukraine and another reconstruction of the country after the war, he added.