US President Donald Trump said he may visit Russia this year.

"It could [happen]. I mean, I will do whatever is necessary [for a settlement in Ukraine]," the US president said during a conversation with journalits before flying to China, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"I've settled eight wars. That war is getting closer. Believe it or not, it's getting closer. And we think we are going to end up getting a settlement between Russia and Ukraine."