US President Donald Trump says “many elements” of a peace agreement in Ukraine have been agreed with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, ahead of their much anticipated phone call on Tuesday. Trump posted on Truth Social that he will speak with Putin on Tuesday morning. He said that while there have been agreements, “much remains” to be worked upon. “Each week brings 2,500 soldier deaths, from both sides, and it must end NOW. I look very much forward to the call with President Putin.”
He earlier told reporters that “we’re going to see if we can work a peace agreement, a ceasefire and peace, and I think we’ll be able to do it”. The UK and France have urged Putin to prove he wants a peace deal with Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the “courage” of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksy in agreeing to a ceasefire proposal, and challenged Russia to do the same. “Enough deaths. Enough lives destroyed. Enough destruction. The guns must fall silent,” Macron said.
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said Putin should agree to a “full and unconditional ceasefire now”, telling MPs he had seen “no sign” that Putin was serious about a peace deal. He warned that the UK and its allies have “more cards that we can play” to help force Russia to negotiate “seriously”. The White House sounded a more upbeat note on the eve of the Trump-Putin talks, which will take place by phone, saying peace in Ukraine has “never been closer”.
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