Bloomberg: US aims for Ukraine ceasefire by Easter
Moscow has accused Kiev of several violations of the partial truce that was put in place earlier this week. Washington is still hopeful that a ceasefire can be established in the Ukraine conflict by Easter, as reported by Bloomberg on Sunday,...
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Moscow has accused Kiev of several violations of the partial truce that was put in place earlier this week.
Washington is still hopeful that a ceasefire can be established in the Ukraine conflict by Easter, as reported by Bloomberg on Sunday, citing sources.
US President Donald Trump has pledged to swiftly bring an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and is working to revive diplomatic relations with Russia, which had been stalled during his predecessor Joe Biden's administration.
Delegations from Russia and the US are scheduled to meet in Riyadh on Monday for the second round of high-level discussions since the apparent thaw in relations.
Following a phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Moscow consented to a mutual temporary halt on strikes against energy infrastructure. However, Russia asserts that Kiev immediately breached this agreement.
The White House is aiming for both Russia and Ukraine to reach a full ceasefire by Easter Sunday—April 20—but acknowledges that this timeline may be pushed back due to significant differences between the two sides, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources familiar with the negotiations.
Prior to discussions with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Moscow last week, Putin indicated that, while he is open to a 30-day ceasefire, it is essential to halt all military supplies to Kiev as well as Ukraine's draft campaign to prevent the strengthening of Ukraine during the ceasefire period.
Although Washington had temporarily paused intelligence sharing and military support to Kiev earlier this month, it has not agreed to any of the demands put forth. US officials informed Bloomberg that Trump is determined to ensure any potential agreement is acceptable to Kiev and is not willing to make significant concessions.
Following the agreement on the US-brokered partial truce, Ukraine conducted a strike on an oil depot in southern Russia the day after the deal was reached and detonated a gas metering station in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday.
The Kremlin condemned these actions, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating in an interview on Sunday that they demonstrate that Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky is not reliable. He remarked, “The Kiev regime’s words and Zelensky’s word are not worth much.”
Additionally, he dismissed Ukrainian claims that Russia had shelled its own gas metering station in Sudzha as “absurd.”
Earlier in the week, Putin emphasized that Russia requires a specific plan for how a full ceasefire would be enforced and monitored before agreeing to it.
Anna Muller for TROIB News
Washington is still hopeful that a ceasefire can be established in the Ukraine conflict by Easter, as reported by Bloomberg on Sunday, citing sources.
US President Donald Trump has pledged to swiftly bring an end to the hostilities in Ukraine and is working to revive diplomatic relations with Russia, which had been stalled during his predecessor Joe Biden's administration.
Delegations from Russia and the US are scheduled to meet in Riyadh on Monday for the second round of high-level discussions since the apparent thaw in relations.
Following a phone call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Moscow consented to a mutual temporary halt on strikes against energy infrastructure. However, Russia asserts that Kiev immediately breached this agreement.
The White House is aiming for both Russia and Ukraine to reach a full ceasefire by Easter Sunday—April 20—but acknowledges that this timeline may be pushed back due to significant differences between the two sides, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous sources familiar with the negotiations.
Prior to discussions with Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, in Moscow last week, Putin indicated that, while he is open to a 30-day ceasefire, it is essential to halt all military supplies to Kiev as well as Ukraine's draft campaign to prevent the strengthening of Ukraine during the ceasefire period.
Although Washington had temporarily paused intelligence sharing and military support to Kiev earlier this month, it has not agreed to any of the demands put forth. US officials informed Bloomberg that Trump is determined to ensure any potential agreement is acceptable to Kiev and is not willing to make significant concessions.
Following the agreement on the US-brokered partial truce, Ukraine conducted a strike on an oil depot in southern Russia the day after the deal was reached and detonated a gas metering station in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday.
The Kremlin condemned these actions, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov stating in an interview on Sunday that they demonstrate that Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky is not reliable. He remarked, “The Kiev regime’s words and Zelensky’s word are not worth much.”
Additionally, he dismissed Ukrainian claims that Russia had shelled its own gas metering station in Sudzha as “absurd.”
Earlier in the week, Putin emphasized that Russia requires a specific plan for how a full ceasefire would be enforced and monitored before agreeing to it.
Anna Muller for TROIB News
