Trump aims for Ukraine ceasefire by Easter, according to Bloomberg
The administration of US President Donald Trump is advocating for a ceasefire in Ukraine to be achieved by Easter, according to a report from Bloomberg. Read Full Article at RT.com.
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Keith Kellogg, the US president's envoy on the conflict, has indicated that a peace deal could be achieved within weeks.
The Trump administration is reportedly aiming for a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict by April 20, as noted by Bloomberg on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Kellogg mentioned that a US peace plan might be on the horizon within days or weeks. “The Trump administration has told European officials that it wants to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter,” Bloomberg reported, referencing sources privy to the discussions. Some European officials perceive the timeline for negotiations as ambitious and potentially unrealistic. Talks are expected to commence soon with a meeting of Russian and US representatives in Saudi Arabia.
Kellogg informed leading European diplomats on Saturday that Europe would be excluded from the negotiations. Despite this exclusion, UK and EU officials are concerned that the US may expect them to take on responsibilities for Ukraine’s post-war security, as reported by the Financial Times on Thursday.
Kellogg defended this decision by pointing to the past Minsk-2 agreement made in 2015 between Ukraine and the now Russian-backed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, with Germany and France acting as guarantors. He noted that the agreement ultimately failed to achieve its goals. “When you looked at Minsk-2, there was a lot of people at the table that really had no ability to execute some type of peace process, and it failed miserably. So we are not gonna go down that path,” Kellogg said.
Moscow, for its part, has also stated that it will not accept a temporary ceasefire like the Minsk accords, insisting instead on a permanent resolution that addresses the core issues of the conflict.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump held a phone conversation—their first since the Ukraine conflict escalated in February 2022. Newsweek reported on Sunday that the two leaders might meet in Saudi Arabia later this month.
Putin has previously emphasized that Moscow is open to peace talks but insists that they must be rooted in terms previously agreed upon in Istanbul in 2022, adjusted for the current territorial realities. Russia's demands include Ukraine's neutrality, demilitarization, denazification, and the absence of nuclear weapons, among other stipulations.
Navid Kalantari contributed to this report for TROIB News
The Trump administration is reportedly aiming for a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict by April 20, as noted by Bloomberg on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Kellogg mentioned that a US peace plan might be on the horizon within days or weeks. “The Trump administration has told European officials that it wants to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter,” Bloomberg reported, referencing sources privy to the discussions. Some European officials perceive the timeline for negotiations as ambitious and potentially unrealistic. Talks are expected to commence soon with a meeting of Russian and US representatives in Saudi Arabia.
Kellogg informed leading European diplomats on Saturday that Europe would be excluded from the negotiations. Despite this exclusion, UK and EU officials are concerned that the US may expect them to take on responsibilities for Ukraine’s post-war security, as reported by the Financial Times on Thursday.
Kellogg defended this decision by pointing to the past Minsk-2 agreement made in 2015 between Ukraine and the now Russian-backed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, with Germany and France acting as guarantors. He noted that the agreement ultimately failed to achieve its goals. “When you looked at Minsk-2, there was a lot of people at the table that really had no ability to execute some type of peace process, and it failed miserably. So we are not gonna go down that path,” Kellogg said.
Moscow, for its part, has also stated that it will not accept a temporary ceasefire like the Minsk accords, insisting instead on a permanent resolution that addresses the core issues of the conflict.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump held a phone conversation—their first since the Ukraine conflict escalated in February 2022. Newsweek reported on Sunday that the two leaders might meet in Saudi Arabia later this month.
Putin has previously emphasized that Moscow is open to peace talks but insists that they must be rooted in terms previously agreed upon in Istanbul in 2022, adjusted for the current territorial realities. Russia's demands include Ukraine's neutrality, demilitarization, denazification, and the absence of nuclear weapons, among other stipulations.
Navid Kalantari contributed to this report for TROIB News
