Afghanistan, Oct. 19 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that great progress is being made in negotiations to end Russia's war against Ukraine, while accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being unwilling to reach a peace agreement.

In a Truth Social post on Sunday, October 18, Trump said he was negotiating peace between Russia and Ukraine and did not want to take action that could push Moscow away from the negotiating table.

"Great progress is being made, and that includes current hostage negotiations," Trump wrote, adding that he had decided to delay signing a document imposing additional measures against Russia because he could sign it later.

Trump also criticised Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel refineries, arg...