Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that if Putin rejects the plan for US-Ukraine-Russia trilateral, more sanctions should be imposed on Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday called for “real negotiations" and said that a trilateral summit between Ukraine, Russia, and the US is needed while pointing out that Moscow is giving “no signs" that such a meeting could take place.
“Putin has many demands, but we do not know all of them. We need real negotiations, which means we can start where the front line is now," Zelenskyy said, speaking at a press conference in Brussels, along with Ursula Von Der Leyen, the European Commission President.
Meanwhile, the US President Donald Trump, on Truth Social, teased a “big development" with respect to Russia, in a latest post on Sunday.
He wrote: “BIG PROGRESS ON RUSSIA. STAY TUNED! President DJT."
This comes after Trump hosted Putin for a historic bilateral in Alaska on the Ukraine conflict and said that the meeting was “very productive". However, he also said that no deal was reached in the meeting.
Trump asked Kyiv to inch towards a peace deal with Moscow, stating, “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not."
Zelenskyy rejected the proposal, according to a Reuters report that quoted sources.
Russia already controls about 20% of Ukraine’s land, including almost three-quarters of Donetsk, which it first entered in 2014.
Trump also said that he and Putin agreed peace talks should move forward without first requiring a ceasefire — something Ukraine and its European allies, with support from Washington until now, have always demanded.
view comments
- First Published:
Disclaimer: Comments reflect users’ views, not News18’s. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to ourTerms of Use and Privacy Policy.
