Trump noted that now the United States is in a good position to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian war, which both parties allegedly strive for.
“I think we are in a good position for resolving [войны в Украине]. They (Russians. – “GORDON”) They want settlement. Ukraine wants settlement. If I had not been the president, no one would settle the situation, ”the head of the White House said.
He emphasized that both countries are losing people daily, and “rockets fall into areas where they should not fall,” and this must be stopped.
“As you know, President Putin announced a three -day ceasefire. It seems that this does not sound much, but it is a lot. If you knew what we started …” Trump noted, adding that before the Russian Federation was not ready for any truce, since in “America was the president who had not talked with Putin for three years.”
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On April 28, Putin announced a “truce” with Ukraine and a stop of military operations from 0.00 on May 8 to 0.00 on May 11. The Kremlin’s website noted that he was allegedly guided by “humanitarian considerations”. They believe that Ukraine should “follow this example”, otherwise threatened with an “effective answer.”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrei Sibiga reacted to Putin’s statement about the declaration of a ceasefire. “If Russia really wants peace, it must immediately cease the fire. Why wait until May 8? If the fire can be stopped now and from any date for 30 days – this is real, and not just for the sake of the parade,” he wrote in Kh.
On the same day, the speaker of the White House Caroline Livitt said that Trump wants to see a constant ceasefire in the Russian war against Ukraine.
On April 29, the special representative of the US President Donald Trump on Ukraine Keith Kellogo said that the head of the White House is striving for the fighting in Ukraine to stop at least 30 days. “Trendal ceasefire is absurd. President [Трамп] He wants an all -encompassing ceasefire: at sea, in the air, on land, in the infrastructure at least 30 days, and then we can extend it. He is absolutely right, and this is what we strive to come to. And when you look at everything that Ukrainians are ready to work with, now the matter is for Russians, for Putin, ”Kellogue said. Putin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that it was impossible to stop the fire for 30 days “Without resolving all the nuances”.
May 3 at a press conference President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky He rejected the proposal of the Russian Federation on the three-day regime of silence, offering a 30-day truce.
