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If Russia finally comes to the table, then we must be ready to monitor a ceasefire to ensure it is a serious, and enduring peace,
Mr Starmer is set to tell leaders, in remarks released by his office ahead of the meeting
I shared the results of the meeting (with Macron) between the Ukrainian and American teams in Saudi Arabia. It was a very constructive discussion, during which Ukraine supported the U.S. proposal for an unconditional 30-day full interim ceasefire. Now we see how Russia is trying to set conditions for an unconditional ceasefire and wants to make the process shaky. Putin cannot be trusted. His reaction already shows that Moscow does not want peace or an end to the war,
Zelenskyy said
Tomorrow, we will continue working to strengthen support for Ukraine and to achieve a solid and lasting peace, in a videoconference with Prime Minister Starmer, President Zelensky, and all our partners,
he addedOne must seriously question whether there is a genuine interest in working toward a lasting ceasefire and a resolution,
foreign ministry spokeswoman Kathrin Deschauer told reporters
Our teams continue to work on clear security guarantees, and they will be ready soon,
Zelensky said on social media platform XThe call is expected to delve further into how countries plan to contribute to the coalition of the willing, ahead of a military planning session being held next week,
the UK government said
We are sympathetic to President Trump's call
He said in a televised address
Putin is trying to delay, saying there must be a painstaking study before a ceasefire can take place, but the world needs to see action, not a study or empty words and pointless conditions
Sir Keir saidI think we have it, I think we have it, but this could lead to World War III, very easily, could very easily lead to World War III
Speaking to the Justice Department he saidIn order to effectively implement the US president's call, (there needs to be) a corresponding order from Ukraine's military-political leadership to its military to lay down their arms and surrender.
But he addedSo, indeed, there is a lot that needs to be done, but, nevertheless, the president expressed solidarity with Mr. Trump's position,
the spokesman said
We want to trust America and its President. Ukraine is ready to act quickly and constructively. And we have warned that the only side that will try to sabotage everything will not be us,
Zelensky said in a series of posts on social media platform X on Friday
Putin is holding the ceasefire proposal hostage and is attempting to extract preemptive concessions ahead of formal negotiations to end the war,
its latest report saidI think there is reason to be cautiously optimistic. But by the same token, we continue to recognise this is a difficult and complex situation,
he told reporters at a G7 meeting in CanadaWe've been discussing with Ukraine land and pieces of land that would be kept and lost, and all of the other elements of a final agreement,
Trump said
As for the situation on the ground… it is changing rapidly,
Putin saidThey have very serious discussions going on right now with President Putin and others, and hopefully they all want to end this nightmare,
Trump said, addingIn foreign policy, it’s not about trusting, it’s about actions, it’s about things that you do,
he saidWe’d like to see a ceasefire from Russia,
he saidWe've had some very good calls today with Russia, and with Ukraine, they've agreed to a ceasefire if we can get it with Russia. And it's not easy. It's a tough one."
He continued