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President Donald Trump has been consistently working since he won the November election to try to get the war stopped between Russia and Ukraine.
At times, Trump has lost patience with both sides and threatened to just let them fight it out, as leaders of both countries refuse to accept all the terms of a proposed peace deal.
In a statement on Thursday, Trump slapped both Russia and Ukraine with a warning of more sanctions if they didn’t get their act together. He wrote:
Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue. The U.S. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations. If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions.
Thousands of young soldiers are dying on a weekly basis, and everybody should want it to STOP. I do, and the United States of America does, also.
As President, I will stay committed to securing Peace between Russia and Ukraine, together with the Europeans, and a Lasting Peace it will be! This ceasefire must ultimately build toward a Peace Agreement. It can all be done very quickly, and I will be available on a moment’s notice if my services are needed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy then released the following statement:
I had a good conversation with @POTUS. We congratulated our nations on Victory in Europe Day — the victory over Nazism.
We welcomed the Ukrainian Parliament’s ratification of the Economic Partnership Agreement — a truly historic document that opens up many new opportunities for cooperation.
We discussed the need for continued efforts to achieve peace, including concrete steps that could be taken. President Trump inquired about the situation on the battlefield, and I provided a brief overview. I also informed him that Ukraine is ready for a 30-day ceasefire, starting even today. We are waiting for Russia to support this proposal. I also reaffirmed that Ukraine is ready to engage in talks in any format. But for that, Russia must demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions to end the war, starting with a full unconditional ceasefire.
President Trump confirmed that he wants this war to end, is ready to help, and supports the need for a ceasefire. We agreed on our further contacts.
I had a good conversation with @POTUS. We congratulated our nations on Victory in Europe Day — the victory over Nazism.
We welcomed the Ukrainian Parliament’s ratification of the Economic Partnership Agreement — a truly historic document that opens up many new opportunities for… pic.twitter.com/0REH3a6Xz2
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 8, 2025
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