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I am very serious [about a ceasefire] and for me it is important to end the war,
Mr Zelensky said during a briefing in Kyiv, where he described the resumption of US aid and intelligence in the wake of the talks in Jeddah as “very positive”. A ceasefire agreement from us at least means that we are back talking to the Americans and they have given us access to the intelligence we need. Kursk shows what happens when we don’t have it
A senior Ukrainian ministerial adviser said of the situation on the ground and a potential truce Ukraine's Armed Forces are leaving Kursk. There will be no Ukrainian soldier there by Friday."
Skadovskyi Defender, a Ukrainian military blogger, posted on Telegram The whole world will see who really wants to end the war and who is simply playing for time,
We don't think it's constructive to stand here today and say what we're going to do if Russia says no,
They will also certainly try to use provocations to try to transfer blame for any breakdown in the ceasefire to the other side,
the former ambassador said Putin has a strong position because Russia is advancing,
the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, said What for us, Ukraine or the US is 30 days could be just 30 minutes for Russia.”
One senior official from Lithuania – one the Baltic nations which fears Mr Putin’s invasion could be extended to their border – said That's what we want to know - whether they're prepared to do it unconditionally."
Asked whether Russia could accept the ceasefire unconditionally, Mr Rubio said [Putin’s] demands will be maximal and I don’t see how Ukraine can meet them,
There are a lot of examples of this,
the official, who was speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the situation openly, said Everything depends now on whether Russia is willing to do so, … or is it rather willing to continue killing people,
It’s quite a smart move by the Ukrainians,
said Samuel Charap, a senior political scientist at RAND Hopefully President Putin will agree to that also, and we can get this show on the road,
Trump told reporters at the White House Tuesday
