DONALD Trump has asked Ukraine to agree to direct peace talks with Russia next week after Vladimir Putin proposed to restart direct negotiations with Kyiv.
Speaking to reporters at the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin said he is ready to restart negotiations that Russia and Ukraine held in 2022.
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Writing on Truth Social, Trump claimed Putin does not want to have a ceasefire – as pressed by the European leaders – and instead wants to negotiate a possible end to the bloody war.
Trump said: “President Putin of Russia doesn’t want to have a Cease Fire Agreement with Ukraine, but rather wants to meet on Thursday, in Turkey, to negotiate a possible end to the BLOODBATH.
“Ukraine should agree to this, IMMEDIATELY.”
Putin yesterday proposed holding direct peace talks with Ukraine after getting an ultimatum to agree to a temporary ceasefire.
He said he wants to hold direct talks with Ukraine in Turkey on May 15.
Ukraine and four European leaders pressed Russia to accept a 30-day unconditional ceasefire starting Monday or face “painful sanctions”.
The ultimatum was given after talks in Kyiv attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland.
The US and other countries back the proposal, they said.
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