President Donald Trump requested a 30 -day fire between Russia and Ukraine to pave the way for the conversations of a lasting peace agreement, and threatened to impose more sanctions if the truce is violated.
“Hopefully a high acceptable fire is respected and both countries pay accounts for respect for the holiness of these direct negotiations.”Trump declared on social networks. “If the fire is not respected, the US and its partners will impose new sanctions.”
Trump’s comments stresswho said on Wednesday that the US has tried to “go beyond the obsession with a high 30 -day fire and focused more on how the long -term agreement would be.”
Trump also seemed to contradict Vance and other members of The administration that they have repeatedly threatened to withdraw from the discussions unless an agreement is reached soon.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has not shown any will to establish direct negotiations with the Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, and has continued to insist on maximalist demands as a condition to stop fighting, including the control of four Ukraine regions that do not fully occupy.
“As president, I will maintain my commitment to ensure peace between Russia and Ukraine, along with Europeans, and it will be a lasting peace!”Trump wrote in the publication.
The United States has presented previous proposals to end the war that would greatly freeze the conflict according to current guidelines, leaving most of the territory occupied by Russia in the hands of Moscow after more than three years of fighting. The Trump administration is also willing to recognize the Ukrainian region of Crimea as part of Russia, As Bloomberg reported in April.
