Washington is putting increasing pressure on Kiev to accept the peace agreement with Russia. Donald Trump's administration issues an ultimatum, threatening to limit both arms supplies and intelligence exchange if Ukraine does not agree to the proposed terms, Reuters reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources.
Russian President Vladimir Putin briefly commented on the matter. “I think that it (the American plan – editor's note) can also become the basis for the final peaceful settlement of the conflict” – commented the Russian leader on Friday. This happened during a meeting of the Russian Security Council.
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that Ukraine had been given until Thursday to accept the US plan to end the war. In an interview with Fox News radio, he said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not interested in further hostilities.
During the interview Donald Trump referred to the host's comment, who noted that the peace plan assumes the transfer of part of the Ukrainian territory that is still under Kiev's control. The US president expressed his belief that Ukraine could lose these areas in a “very short time”. He added that the priority was to end the fighting and stop further bloodshed.
In an interview with Fox News, Trump also noted that does not intend to ease the sanctions imposed on Russia. He recalled that companies have until November 21 to end cooperation with Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, otherwise they may be excluded from the dollar-based financial system. He added that the sanctions were “very strong” and would come into force “soon”.
Reuters, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported that the US had threatened to limit intelligence support and arms supplies to persuade Ukraine to accept the peace agreement with Russia.
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