LONDON — President Donald Trump steered imminent progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in a put up to Fact Social early on Sunday, saying he would “proceed to work with each side” to finish Moscow’s 3-year-old invasion of its neighbor.
“A probably nice day for Russia and Ukraine!,” Trump wrote. “Consider the lots of of 1000’s of lives that might be saved as this by no means ending ‘massacre’ hopefully involves an finish. It is going to be a complete new, and a lot better, WORLD.”
“I’ll proceed to work with each side to ensure that it occurs.” Trump continued. “The USA desires to focus, as a substitute, on Rebuilding and Commerce. A BIG week upcoming!”
Trump’s efforts have up to now failed to provide peace — or perhaps a lasting ceasefire — between Russia and Ukraine, with fierce preventing and long-range strikes persevering with since his return to the Oval Workplace in January.
Ukrainian recruits participate in a tactical discipline coaching train at an undisclosed location within the Donetsk Area, on Might 1, 2025.
Genya Savilov/AFP through Getty Photos
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 protecting 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 — mentioned Russian forces repeatedly violated Putin’s proposed pause in preventing. Putin’s ceasefire ended on Saturday.
Zelenskyy as a substitute provided a full 30-day ceasefire. On Sunday, following talks with the leaders of the U.Okay., France, Germany and Poland in Kyiv, Zelenskyy mentioned in a Telegram put up that he and his fellow leaders agreed that “an entire and unconditional ceasefire” ought to start on Might 12.
Putin has not agreed to Zelenskyy’s proposal, although in a Sunday assertion provided direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Thursday.
“Russia is prepared for negotiations with none preconditions,” Putin mentioned in an announcement. “There’s preventing occurring proper now, a struggle, and we’re proposing to renew the negotiations that have been interrupted not by us. What’s improper with that? Those that actually need peace can not fail to help this.”
In response, Zelenskyy mentioned in a put up to Telegram that Putin’s provide was “a constructive 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 count on Russia to substantiate a ceasefire — full, lasting and dependable — beginning tomorrow, Might 12, and Ukraine is able to meet.”
ABC Information’ Victoria Beaule contributed to this report.
