India, Aug. 6 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday painted a positive picture of the talks between his envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, saying 'great progress was made'.

Despite Trump hailing the talks with Russia, US officials said sanctions would still be imposed on countries trading with Moscow, including India.

"Great progress was made!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, adding that he had briefed some European allies on the talks between Witkoff and Putin in Moscow.

"Everyone agrees this War must come to a close, and we will work towards that in the days and weeks to come," Trump's post read.

Ending the Russia-Ukraine war was one of Donald Trump's top campaign promises. H...