The big question on Ukraine: is Trump ready to push Putin into peace? | Shaun Walker
by Shaun Walker in Kyiv from World news | The Guardian on (#6VYVB)
Russian leader's antagonism to Zelenskyy and lack of interest in a ceasefire leaves colossal task for US
On paper, everyone is in agreement: Donald Trump says he wants a ceasefire; Kyiv's negotiating team has already agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposal at marathon talks with the Americans in Jeddah; and Vladimir Putin says he accepts the idea, albeit with a few nuances".
But Putin's so-called nuances are bigger than mere wrinkles, and at the end of an intense week of diplomacy around Russia's war in Ukraine, a ceasefire - never mind a sustainable peace - still looks to be something of a distant prospect.
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