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- Russia and Ukraine may be close to reaching a ceasefire agreement, according to President Donald Trump.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims that Russia has broken over 25 ceasefires in the past decade.
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President Donald Trump expressed optimism in a social media post on Friday that Russia and Ukraine could soon reach a ceasefire agreement.
“We had very good and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, and there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Both sides seem to have some concerns about the ceasefire as currently proposed.
"The idea [of a ceasefire] itself is correct and we are certainly supporting it, but there are issues that need to be discussed," Putin said Thursday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Russia’s intentions during the negotiations.
“Now the world sees how Russia is deliberately putting forward conditions that only complicate and delay everything, because Russia is the only entity that wants the war not to end and diplomacy to break down,” Zelenskyy posted on Telegram.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the conflict between the two European countries has raged on with no end in sight.
Zelenskyy claims that Russia has broken 25 peace agreements in the past decade, according to The Independent. He also blamed Putin for being the biggest obstacle to reaching an agreement.
“Right now, we have all heard from Russia Putin's highly predictable and manipulative words in response to the idea of a ceasefire on the front lines—at this moment he is, in fact, preparing to reject it,” he posted on X.
Trump, meanwhile, blamed Ukraine for the lack of a ceasefire agreement. In a heated, highly publicized Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy on Mar. 1, Trump said Zelenskyy did not want peace and warned Zelenskyy that he was “gambling with World War III.”
Zelenskyy has consistently stated otherwise.
“None of us wants an endless war,” Zelenskyy said on March 4. “Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer.”
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