Ukraine President Voludmir Zelinski Vladimir Putin has accused an attempt to “sabotage” diplomatic efforts to secure immediate ceasefire.
In a social media post, urging the United States to exert more pressure on the Russian president, saying only that “America's power” can end the war.
The Ukrainian leader said that Putin “is doing everything in his power to sabotage diplomacy by setting up very difficult and unacceptable circumstances from the beginning even before the ceasefire.”
At his press conference on Thursday, Putin said that before the idea of a ceasefire But this qualified with many questions about the details.
He raised the border area Kursk, where the Russian forces are located The restoration of the lands that Ukraine has been occupied six months ago. He accused the Ukrainian forces of “heinous crimes against civilians” – which Kiev denies – and asked whether they should walk free or surrender.
He asked whether Ukraine would use the ceasefire to fill its forces, restore its provider and restore its provider, without suggesting that his forces may do the same.
Putin raised many questions about how the ceasefire can be monitored along the front lines in the east. “Who will be able to determine who has violated the potential ceasefire agreement at a distance of 2000 km and where?” He asked. “Who will take responsibility for violating the ceasefire?”
At a meeting with journalists on Friday, Zelinski addressed these issues directly, especially questions about verification. He said that Ukraine was more than able to verify the ceasefire in the air and the sea. But he said that the capabilities of monitoring and intelligence for American and European satellites and satellites would be a need to monitor the confrontation line.
Ukraine believes that Putin's conditions can be processed. It is extremely difficult to deal with it is Putin's objections to the principle. He said that any deal “must” start from the assumption that this stopping must lead to a long -term peace and remove the radical causes of this crisis. “And thus, it means its objections to expanding the military alliance of NATO and the presence of Ukraine itself as an independent sovereign state.
There is a very small opportunity for those that are treated in any immediate temporary stop. Not for anything that confirms the G7's meeting abroad in Canada, the regional integrity of Ukraine “and its right to existence, freedom, sovereignty and independence.”
This is why Zelinski said, “Russia is the only party that wants war and diplomacy to continue to collapse.”
So what can happen now? Well, the ball is at the American stadium. President Trump can choose to pressure Russia as it demands Ukraine. It can impose more sanctions on Russia – and the countries that buy cheap oil and gas. It can also provide more military and intelligence support to Ukraine. Or instead, Trump Russia can offer more privileges to get a deal on the line, a possibility that some people are worried here in Kiev. A lot of communication between the United States and Russia has been kept secretly compared to the general diplomatic pressure imposed on Ukraine.
That is why Zelinski calls for Russia's delay tactics and urges the West to exercise more pressure on Putin. He may also enjoy the vision of Russia in the spotlight, as he was close to American diplomatic efforts for more than a month since Trump and Putin received his first phone call.
The bottom line is that Trump has paid a diplomatic bulldozer through many international issues since its inauguration, including the war in Ukraine.
But now he has faced the walls of the Kremlin and may be difficult to obtain.
Trump wants a quick end to fight. Putin wants to discuss “strenuous” about details and principles. Two of the incompatible necessities kept by two stubborn leaders used to get their path. Who is Siomed first? The risk of a ceasefire is not in any way confirmed, on all American expressions of “cautious optimism”.
