US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that he was "playing with fire" for stalling efforts to finalise a peace agreement with Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia's Putin has "gone crazy" and is wrongly attacking Ukraine. He also blamed Ukraine's leader Zelenskyy and former US President Biden for the war. Trump said the war wouldn't have happened if he had been in charge earlier and called it a result of bad
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited the border region of Kursk, marking his first appearance there since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the area last month, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Kremlin statement.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday accused Russia of using diplomacy to "buy time to continue its war and occupation." Zelenskyy also said he is working with allies to ensure that pressure compels Russia to change its behaviour.
Zelenskyy highlighted Ukraine's willingness to pursue a full ceasefire without preconditions, a proposal initially put forward by US President Donald Trump, while emphasising the need for Russia to demonstrate genuine commitment through concrete actions.
This came following Trump's call with the Russian President, where the US President stated that Russia and Ukraine would "immediately" begin ceasefire negotiations.
The Russian President expressed optimism about the resumption of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine, describing them as a step in the right direction toward eliminating the root causes of the conflict.
Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" begin negotiations toward a ceasefire and a potential end to the ongoing war, US President Donald Trump stated on Monday (local time), following his two-hour call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The talks, held on May 16, marked the first face-to-face meeting between Russian and Ukrainian delegations in three years, opening the door to potential resolutions on sensitive issues despite the ongoing conflict.
"I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at 10:00 am The subjects of the call will be stopping the 'bloodbath' that is killing, on average, more than 5,000 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers a week, and trade...," Trump wrote on his social media 'Tru