Trump backs Ukraine’s call for 30-day ceasefire, warns of sanctions
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Ukraine has said it is ready to accept a U.S. proposal for an immediate 30-day ceasefire, while Russia has proposed only a three-day ceasefire but has continued to attack Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, warning that Washington and its partners would impose further sanctions if the ceasefire is not respected.
Ukraine has expressed readiness to accept a U.S. proposal to enact an immediate 30-day ceasefire, while Russia has proposed only a three-day ceasefire to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two on Thursday.
Trump said in a social media post: “If the (30-day) ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions.”
“Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations,” Trump said.
“This ceasefire must ultimately build toward a Peace Agreement. It can all be done very quickly, and I will be available on a moment’s notice if my services are needed.”
Trump has said he wants to the end the war in Ukraine but his administration has also threatened to abandon its attempts to broker a deal if Russia and Ukraine do not make headway.
U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said this week that Russia was “asking for too much” with its initial peace offer, and that the Kremlin had communicated a 30-day ceasefire “is not in our (Russia’s) strategic interests.”
“We obviously want Ukraine to remain a sovereign country, but Russia can’t expect to be given territory they haven’t even conquered yet, and that’s one of the things that they put down in that initial peace plan,” JD Vance said in an interview Thursday on Fox News.
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