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President Trump and European leaders demanded Russian strongman Vladimir Putin work together to a 30-day cease-fire pinch Ukraine starting Monday, aliases look “massive” sanctions and bolstered subject support for Kyiv.
The ultimatum came Saturday retired of Kyiv, wherever Volodymyr Zelensky sat down pinch nan “Coalition of nan Willing” — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer — to talk nan US-led cease-fire plan.
The group was besides joined by leaders from much complete 30 countries, nan European Union and NATO who tuned successful remotely, nan Ukrainian president said. The talks besides centered connected plans to ramp up subject support for Kyiv pinch further tanks, drones, ammunition and long-range missiles, according to reports.
After nan summit, and reportedly prompted by Macron, nan group called Trump — contempt it being earlier 7 a.m. successful Washington, DC — to little him connected their position.
“As President Trump has many times stated, if some parties work together to a cease-fire, nan United States will proceed to thief guarantee longstanding peace,” a White House charismatic said, confirming nan telephone to The Post.
Zelensky said nan telephone pinch Trump was “positive and concrete” and Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine’s overseas minister, said nan “fruitful” speech focused connected bid efforts.
On Thursday, Trump reiterated his push for a 30-day unconditional region to nan fighting successful a station on Truth Social — threatening Putin pinch sanctions if it wasn’t respected.
“Ukraine and each friends are fresh for a afloat unconditional ceasefire connected land, air, and astatine oversea for astatine slightest 30 days starting already connected Monday,” Sybiha added successful a post connected X.
Zelensky said nan cease-fire must beryllium “full and unconditional,” aliases other nan European friends would slap further power and banking sanctions connected Moscow.
After nan Kyiv meeting, Starmer warned of nan “new and massive” sanctions and said location must beryllium “no much ifs and buts, nary much conditions and delays” by Putin, who has been accused of dragging his feet successful ending nan three-year war.
The deficiency of activity connected nan bid talks has progressively disappointment Trump and his overseas argumentation team. Vice President JD Vance said this week that Russia was asking for “too much,” including territory it hasn’t conquered yet.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia was unfastened to nan 30-day cease-fire — but that location were “nuances” that needed to beryllium discussed, according to state-run media.
“As soon arsenic it was precocious by [the Trump administration], it was supported by President Putin pinch nan preservation that it is very difficult to talk this successful item if nary answers are recovered to a ample number of nuances astir nan conception of a cease-fire,” Peskov said Friday.
Since nan first US-mediated truce talks backmost successful March, which Ukraine agreed to, nan Kremlin has killed astatine slightest 117 civilians — including astatine slightest 9 children — and wounded much than 1,000 successful aerial attacks, according to reports.
Despite announcing a three-day unilateral cease-fire successful grant of Russia’s Victory Day, which marks 80 years since nan extremity of World War II, Moscow continued its battle connected Ukraine, launching much than 100 guided aerial bombs since Thursday, according to officials.
An 85-year-old female was killed and 3 others were injured successful strikes connected Friday successful nan northeastern frontline metropolis of Sumy, nan Ukrainian Air Force said. Nearly 20 residential homes and 10 different buildings were destroyed successful nan attack.
Two much were killed Friday by Russian drone attacks successful nan eastbound Donetsk region, and 2 flat complexes caught fire, section media reported.
With Post wires
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