US President Donald Trump congratulated talks who stood with Russian President Vladimir Putin Candez-fire deal proposed by the United States in Ukraine as “good and productive”.
This occurs after Putin and American shipment Steve Witkoff met in Moscow Thursday evening, after which the Kremlin said that he shared “the prudent optimism” of the United States on a peace process.
Trump declared in a social article of truth that the talks provided “a very good luck that this horrible bloody war can finally end”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, accused Putin of having tried to hang out on war to continue the war, while Sir Keir Starmer said that the Russian president could not be allowed to “play games” with proposals of ceasefire.
Earlier this week, Ukraine accepted the United States ceasefire agreement, which Russia has not yet accepted.
On Thursday, Putin said that the idea of ​​a ceasefire was “right and we support it … But there were nuances” and he set up a certain number of difficult conditions for peace, a “manipulative” brand from Zelensky.
Friday, the chief of Ukraine continued his criticism in a series of messages on X, writing: “Putin cannot leave this war because it would leave him nothing.
“This is why he now does everything he can to sabotage diplomacy by fixing extremely difficult and unacceptable conditions from the start even before a cease-fire.”
He said that Putin “drags” everyone in “endless discussions … Was wasting days, weeks and months on meaningless talks while his weapons continue to kill people”.
“Each condition that Putin proposes is only an attempt to block any diplomacy. This is how Russia works. And we warned it.”
British Prime Minister Sir Keir said that Kremlin’s “full contempt” for Trump’s cease-fire proposal had shown that Putin was “not serious about peace”.
“If Russia finally arrives at the table, then we must be ready to monitor a ceasefire to ensure that it is a serious and lasting peace,” he said.
“If they do not do so, we must stretch each tendon to increase the economic pressure on Russia to ensure the end of this war.”
On Saturday, Sir Keir will organize a video call with up to 25 leaders to develop the peacekeeping mission offered at a summit in London earlier this month.
THE “Coalition of volunteers” -As he called him-will work to dissuade future Russian assaults, if the cease-fire proposed by the United States comes into force.
Friday, in his publications on social networks, Zelensky “strongly” urged “all those who can influence Russia, in particular the United States, to take strong measures that can help” because Putin would not stop war by itself.
“Poutine ment on the real situation on the battlefield … The victims” and “the real state of his economy,” he said, explaining that Putin “did everything possible to make sure that diplomacy fails”.
But The White House believes that the two parties have “never been so close to peace”.
Speaking to journalists, the White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, argued that the talks between Putin and Witkoff in Moscow on Thursday were “productive”.
She added that Trump “pressure on Putin and the Russians to do the right thing”.
Trump’s social media position also “strongly asked” that Putin should save the life of Ukrainian troops, that he described as surrounded by Russian forces, adding that it would be a “horrible massacre” that we have not seen since the Second World War.
His comments came after Putin said Thursday that Ukrainian Kursk troops had been “isolated” and were trying to leave, while Russia increased efforts to recover the region invaded by Ukraine last year.
But Friday, the general staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine denied the encirclement of its troops, calling it “false and manufactured”.
In a statement, he said that the operations continued, the Ukrainian troops having withdrawn and “successfully gathered” in better defensive positions.
“There is no threat to encircling our units,” he said.
In response to Trump’s request, Putin said Kursk Ukrainian soldiers would be treated with “dignity in accordance with the standards of international law and the laws of the Russian Federation” if they abandoned arms and surrendered.
Meanwhile, the G7 members met in Quebec, where the Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said that all members agreed with the American proposal for a cease-fire which is supported by the Ukrainians.
“And we are studying and now looking at the Russian reactions, so ultimately the ball is now at the Russian court with regard to Ukraine.”
Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, who was also in Reunion, said members were united to request a cease-fire without “no conditions”.
After the meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States would not make foreign policy decisions based on what leaders said on social networks or at a press conference, and stressed that “the only way to end this war is through a negotiation process”.
