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The buildup of Russian forces indicates that Moscow intends to keep ignoring diplomacy,
he said
He rejected this proposal for an unconditional ceasefire, he wants conditional, he wants a ceasefire on his terms.”
Kasyanov told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme
We talked about who would delay peace and slow everything down – and now we see it clearly,
Zelenskyy saidFourteen people were wounded, among them two children,
the head of the Dnipropetrovsk region, Sergiy Lysak, said on TelegramThe war aims that Putin set out to achieve have simply not been achieved at the moment. There’s not enough there for him to walk away and claim any form of victory,
said Gen Everard, who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe for Nato between 2017-2020
I think the delaying of the process is exactly because of what I said. They want to improve their situation on the battlefield,
Zelenskyy told a group of journalists in a briefing at the presidential administrationTo be credible, it needs US support. But Britain and our allies recognise that the bulk of the contribution must come from Europeans.”
Referring to the security guarantee that these nations plan to offer, Lammy addedOur position is that we do not recognise the occupied Ukrainian territories as Russian in any case,
he saidThis is a ceasefire for 30 days; it’s not for ever, it’s 30 days, during which all sides have the chance to demonstrate their willingness to end the war,
he saidA ceasefire can’t be based only on political statements,
said FesenkoPutin is very dangerous when he’s directly talking to Trump,
said the Kyiv-based political analyst Volodymyr FesenkoHistorians underestimate the role of human exhaustion in making historical decisions,
Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s foreign ministry, wrote on Facebook after the talksRussians don’t want a ceasefire unconditionally – they have been saying it for a long time,
she saidThey are not saying it explicitly, but the idea is that with Ukraine as it is now, with Zelenskyy in power, there won’t be a deal, there will be nothing. Ukraine must admit it has lost the war, it has no chances to reverse the military situation, and that the only way to get out is to start talking to Russians about Moscow’s peace terms,
she saidThey want a stronger position before the ceasefire,
Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kyiv
The United States raised this issue at a meeting in Jeddah. They got the Ukrainian position,
Zelenskyy said, referring to talks between US and Ukrainian teams in Saudi ArabiaToday Putin is the one who doesn't agree with what Trump has proposed,
he saidThis is a security guarantee for Ukraine and a security guarantee for Europe,
he said
It may not be 30 days; it could take a bit longer. However, it is crucial that a specific time frame is set in the ceasefire agreement. This will limit the chances for the Russians to turn it into an endless frozen conflict,
the president said
But we understand that there will be many different 'buts' to put Ukraine in a weaker situation. And America's position is critical here. If the ceasefire is complete, then without any ‘buts’. Everyone's position should be clear, transparent, truthful, without losing the dignity of the parties,
he said