Trump launches new harsh attack on Zelensky: “He is losing the whole country”
US President Donald Trump is outraged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to recognize Crimea as Russian.
“This is very damaging to peace negotiations with Russia,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
Crimea is already lost to Ukraine, Trump claims. According to Trump, a peace agreement is very close, but Zelensky – “the man with no cards to play” – should finally get it done.
“He can have peace or he can fight for three more years before he loses the whole country,” Trump writes.
Ukraine: “Will not accept disguised peace”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterates his demands for a ceasefire: Immediate, comprehensive and unconditional, he says according to AFP.
– Ending the killing is the top priority, says the president.
The statement comes at the same time as several European countries meet in London to discuss a ceasefire. But earlier today, tough demands came from US Vice President JD Vance – that Ukraine and Russia need to say yes to the latest proposal from the US – otherwise they will withdraw. This proposal means, among other things, that the existing front lines should be frozen.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko writes that Ukraine will negotiate, but not give up, writes Reuters.
– Our people will not accept a frozen conflict disguised as peace.
US President Donald Trump is outraged that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky does not want to recognize Crimea as Russian.
“This is very damaging to peace negotiations with Russia,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
Crimea is already lost to Ukraine, Trump claims. According to Trump, a peace agreement is very close, but Zelensky – “the man with no cards to play” – should finally get it done.
“He can have peace or he can fight for three more years before he loses the whole country,” Trump writes.
Ukraine: “Will not accept disguised peace”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterates his demands for a ceasefire: Immediate, comprehensive and unconditional, he says according to AFP.
– Ending the killing is the top priority, says the president.
The statement comes at the same time as several European countries meet in London to discuss a ceasefire. But earlier today, tough demands came from US Vice President JD Vance – that Ukraine and Russia need to say yes to the latest proposal from the US – otherwise they will withdraw. This proposal means, among other things, that the existing front lines should be frozen.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko writes that Ukraine will negotiate, but not give up, writes Reuters.
– Our people will not accept a frozen conflict disguised as peace.
The peace meeting is “downgraded” – ministers withdraw
Several leaders are withdrawing from the meeting in London on a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, reports Sky News.
The initial plan was for ministers from Britain, France, Germany, the US and Ukraine to attend and for them to discuss an end to the war together. But US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced yesterday that he will not attend and today the same message came from the other nations' counterparts. This means that their meeting has now been postponed.
But officials from the five countries are to meet with Ukraine's foreign minister and talks are to be held with Britain's David Lammy. It is described as a "downgrade" by Sky News and is a contrast to the increased pressure the US has put on both Kyiv and the Kremlin to reach a ceasefire.
Trump expects an answer today: "Last offer" for peace
The US expects an answer from Ukraine today whether it will agree to Donald Trump's "last offer" for a ceasefire, sources tell Axios.
The proposal, which was presented earlier this week, is a framework for a peace agreement with Russia. This means, among other things, that the US will recognize the Crimean Peninsula as Russian and that Russia will be allowed to keep the areas occupied since the start of the invasion in 2022. In addition, the US promises that Ukraine will not become a NATO member and that sanctions against Russia that were imposed in 2014 will be lifted.
The proposal would mean major concessions from Kyiv, which has already ruled out recognizing Crimea and the occupied areas as Russian.
– The proposal states very clearly what concrete benefits Russia will receive, but only expresses itself vaguely and generally about what Ukraine will receive, a Ukrainian source tells Axios.
Source: US nervousness may be due to concessions already made to Putin
First Secretary of State Marco Rubio dropped out of the peace talks in London, then Vice President JD Vance issued an ultimatum, and now Donald Trump has had a new Truth Social outburst against Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
A source close to the negotiations tells Reuters that the nervousness from the US may indicate that Ukraine's position is not in line with what envoy Steve Witkoff has already agreed to with Vladimir Putin.
The source says that Rubio's defection came after Ukraine submitted a draft to its European partners in which the line was that there can be no discussions until there is a "complete ceasefire without conditions".
Russia does not seem to be particularly accommodating. Among other things, it is demanding that the EU lift all sanctions against Russia before the negotiations are concluded, a diplomatic source says.
First Secretary of State Marco Rubio dropped out of the peace talks in London, then Vice President JD Vance issued an ultimatum, and now Donald Trump has had a new Truth Social outburst against Volodymyr Zelenskyj.
A source close to the negotiations tells Reuters that the nervousness from the US may indicate that Ukraine's position is not in line with what envoy Steve Witkoff has already agreed to with Vladimir Putin.
The source says that Rubio's defection came after Ukraine submitted a draft to its European partners in which the line was that there can be no discussions until there is a "complete ceasefire without conditions".
Russia does not seem to be particularly accommodating. Among other things, it is demanding that the EU lift all sanctions against Russia before the negotiations are concluded, a diplomatic source says.
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