LONDON — President Donald Trump recommended imminent progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in a publish to Reality Social early on Sunday, saying he would “proceed to work with either side” to finish Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of its neighbor.
“A doubtlessly nice day for Russia and Ukraine!,” Trump wrote. “Consider the a whole lot of 1000’s of lives that will probably be saved as this by no means ending ‘massacre’ hopefully involves an finish. Will probably be an entire new, and significantly better, WORLD.”
“I’ll proceed to work with either side to ensure that it occurs.” Trump continued. “The USA needs to focus, as an alternative, on Rebuilding and Commerce. A BIG week upcoming!”
Trump’s efforts have to this point failed to provide peace — or perhaps a lasting ceasefire — between Russia and Ukraine, with fierce combating and long-range strikes persevering with since his return to the Oval Workplace in January.
Ukrainian recruits participate in a tactical subject coaching train at an undisclosed location within the Donetsk Area, on Might 1, 2025.
Genya Savilov/AFP through Getty Pictures
The president has expressed frustration with each Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin over the failure of U.S.-led peace efforts.
Trump’s newest remarks come after Putin introduced a unilateral three-day ceasefire overlaying Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union’s defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. Ukraine — which didn’t conform to the ceasefire — stated Russian forces repeatedly violated Putin’s proposed pause in combating. Putin’s ceasefire ended on Saturday.
Zelenskyy as an alternative supplied a full 30-day ceasefire. On Sunday, following talks with the leaders of the U.Ok., France, Germany and Poland in Kyiv, Zelenskyy stated in a Telegram publish that he and his fellow leaders agreed that “a whole and unconditional ceasefire” ought to start on Might 12.
Putin has not agreed to Zelenskyy’s proposal, although in a Sunday assertion supplied direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday.
“Russia is prepared for negotiations with none preconditions,” Putin stated in a press release. “There may be combating occurring proper now, a struggle, and we’re proposing to renew the negotiations that had been interrupted not by us. What’s mistaken with that? Those that really need peace can’t fail to help this.”
In response, Zelenskyy stated in a publish to Telegram that Putin’s supply was “a optimistic signal.”
“The very first step in the actual finish of any struggle is a ceasefire,” the Ukrainian president added. “There isn’t a level in persevering with the killings even for a day. We anticipate Russia to verify a ceasefire — full, lasting and dependable — beginning tomorrow, Might 12, and Ukraine is able to meet.”
ABC Information’ Victoria Beaule contributed to this report.
