TRUMP’S PEACE PUSH
Trump, who says he desires to be remembered as a peacemaker, has repeatedly warned of the escalation threat of the conflict, which his administration now casts as a proxy battle between the US and Russia, echoing Moscow’s stance.
Final month, after Ukraine accepted Trump’s proposal for a 30-day truce, Putin mentioned essential problems with verification had not been sorted out. Each Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on assaults on vitality targets and at sea, which every accuses the opposite of breaking.
Zelenskyy reiterated that Kyiv was prepared to increase the ceasefire for 30 days however mentioned that if Russia stored preventing on Sunday, so would Ukraine.
“The Ukrainian military is performing – and can proceed to behave – in a totally symmetrical method,” he wrote on X.
Ukrainian troopers additionally consider the ceasefire claims to be false because the preventing continues.
“Shelling continued – we are able to see it within the information – for instance, in Kherson. Additionally, assaults and shelling continued on the entrance line. There isn’t a indication of a ceasefire,” mentioned Dmytro, 24, from 93rd Kholodnyi Yar separate mechanised brigade.
“My opinion didn’t change relating to the ceasefire: it was introduced solely to point out to the world as if they’re making some steps, concessions for us. However in actuality, as we are able to see on the entrance line, nothing has modified. I believe it’s blatant lie because it all the time was,” mentioned Serhii, 22, a soldier from the identical brigade.
