Negotiations between US President Donald Trump and European leaders have resumed at the Oval Office in a “leaders only” format, said Serhiy Nykyforov, a spokesperson to President Volodymyr Zelensky.

It comes after Trump stepped away from the talks to call Russian President Vladirmir Putin.

Earlier Trump was caught on a hot mic saying Putin “wants to make a deal for me … As crazy as it sounds”.

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