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I think he does."
Asked in an interview with ABC television if Putin wants peace, Trump said
We value human lives, not parades. That is why we believe – the world believes – that there is no reason to wait for May 8 [to start a ceasefire]."
The president said
While claiming to seek peace, Russia launched a deadly air attack on Kyiv. This isn’t a pursuit of peace, it’s a mockery of it. The real obstacle is not Ukraine, but Russia, whose war aims have not changed,
declared Kallas
Meetings in the Vatican and Rome confirmed that our partners understand what is happening,
Zelenskyy said, referring to what he said was Russian deceptionFor some reason, everyone is supposed to wait until May 8 before ceasing fire – just to provide Putin with silence for his parade.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed Putin’s proposal as “another attempt at manipulation”, sayingI am not happy with the Russian strikes on Kyiv. Not necessary, and very bad timing,
Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, in a rare display of impatience with PutinIf you want the killing to stop, you should put the pressure on Russia, who actually does the killing,
Kaja Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, told journalists on April 16.
In the past year, the military forces of NATO countries deployed near Russia’s western borders have increased nearly 2.5 times,
former Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told the state-run Russian news agency TASS in an interview last week, complaining about the rearmament of Poland and the Baltic states in particularRight now, Russia has a great opportunity to achieve a durable peace,
Kelley said
However, President Trump and his team have fatally mismanaged these negotiations — offering concession after concession to Russia, throwing away our leverage and fracturing the united front with our allies that is critical to ending this war,
she saidIt’s time for serious proposals,
said a US State Department spokesperson
The ball is not in our court. So far, Kyiv has not demonstrated its ability to negotiate,
Lavrov told the Brazilian newspaper O GloboThere was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war; he's just tapping me along,
said Trump, who has also clashed with the Ukrainian leaderThis is going to be a very critical week,
he told NBC television, ... adding thatAll combat operations will be suspended during this period,
it said in a statementWe all want this war to end in a fair way – with no rewards for Putin, especially no land."
Speaking by videoconference to an event in Poland on Tuesday, Zelensky said
I have endeavored to give President Trump the space to negotiate a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, which is a goal we both share,
she saidThey must take clear steps toward ending the war and we insist that an unconditional and complete ceasefire must be the first step,
Zelenskiy said
We are selecting those pressure points in Russia that will most strongly encourage Moscow towards diplomacy,
he said
We are now at a time where concrete proposals need to be delivered by the two parties on how to end this conflict,
Bruce said, citing a statement from Rubio