Trump shifts ceasefire position ahead of Zelensky talks

Donald Trump said he wanted to skip a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a major position change, the US President said that after the summit of Friday, the real Social would add that it would be “the best way to end the terrible war between Russia and Ukraine,” and that the fires are not often based “.

Trump will invite Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington on Monday and call him to accept a peace agreement.

After a telephone conversation with Trump after the summit, Zelensky called for a permanent peace, while the “fire must stop” and murders stopped.

Trump’s comments, before the summit only on Friday “quickly” said he wanted a ceasefire.

Ukraine’s main demand was a fast ceasefire before talking about a longer -term settlement, and Trump’s European leaders were previously a cease -fire agreement.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, Putin reported that 70% of Ukraine offered an offer that delivers full control of the Eastern Donetsk region, which was occupied by Russia.

On the other hand, Russia will accept the frozen of the front lines and appearely other concessions that are not specified.

It is said that the US president, who previously said a peace agreement, would include a little change of regions ,, and that a telephone conversation was told to Zelensky in a telephone conversation.

Only days ago, the President of the Ukraine, the President of the Luhansk and Donetsk – said it could be used as a jumpboard for future Russian attacks.

The BBC’s US partner CBS, referring to diplomatic sources, said European diplomats could try to press Zelensky on Monday to accept Zelensky to accept the terms that Putin had discussed at the summit.

CBS sources said that Trump told European leaders in a call after the summit that Putin would make “some concessions”, but he could not determine what they are.

In an interview with Fox News after the summit on Friday, he answered Trump by saying “make an agreement” for the Ukrainian leader.

“Russia is a great power and not.”

If Trump did not agree to end the Putin War before, he threatened “very violent results” that set a deadline for the last month to reach the ceasefire or to face challenging new sanctions, including secondary tariffs.

After the summit of Friday, very little was announced through an agreement made by both presidents, but Trump progress was made.

On Saturday, Putin described the summit as “very useful” and told Trump that he was able to “reveal our position”.

“We had the opportunity to talk about the causes of this crisis about the formation. This is the elimination of these root causes,” we had the opportunity to talk about the causes of this crisis. ” He said.

Meanwhile, the “willing coalition”, a group of countries that promise to strengthen the support of Ukraine, which includes England, France and Germany, will make a call in the afternoon before Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen, including a group of European leaders, “the next step, including President Zelensky, said that there should be more forward meetings.

The leaders said that they were “ready to work” towards a triple summit with the support of European support.

“We are ready to support the pressure on Russia,” they said, “Decisions in the region will be left to Ukraine. International borders should not be changed forcibly.”

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised Trump’s efforts to end the war and said, “We’re closer to us than ever.”

“While making progress, the next step must be more meetings about President Zelenskyy. In Ukraine, the path of peace cannot be decided without it.” He said.

And in Kiev, the Ukrainians explained that they felt “crushed” with the scenes of Alaska.

Serhii Orlyk, a 50 -year -old veteran from the Eastern Donetsk region, said, “I understand that you can not slap Putin when you come to the face of the negotiations.