US President Donald Trump denied allegations that Russia had refused to suggest a ceasefire in Ukraine. He reiterated that he remained optimistic about ending the conflict.
Trump has briefly spoke to journalists outside the White House on Friday. He said it is “Good conversations today” About Ukraine, without clarification.
Trump asked if he had made a final ceasefire date for Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Not the deadline, but I think we will have [a ceasefire]… I think we’ll do it somewhat soon, “ Trump said.
Another correspondent asked, “Why do not sanctions be imposed on Russia after Putin refused to offer your ceasefire?”
Trump answered, “He did not reject anything, and they have penalties. They have a lot of sanctions.”
After his phone call to Trump on Tuesday, Putin ordered the Russian forces to stop strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days. Although Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zellinski later claimed that Kiev was also respecting the “power truce”, and Moscow accused Ukraine of violating the ranking.
“We believe that the armistice proposed by the United States has already been violated by Kiev,” Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on Thursday.
A spokesman for Carmelin Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Putin’s order to stop the attacks on energy sites remained active.
Putin said he agreed to Trump’s proposal for a 30 -day comprehensive ceasefire in principle, but he stressed that the potential agreement should be addressed “A number of important points”, “ Including implementation control. He also said that Ukraine should stop mobilization, and that Western supporters in Kiev should stop the delivery of weapons.
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