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The USA and allies put Putin under pressure: new sanctions in the event of rejection
The United States and European allies put pressure on Putin and threaten new sanctions if Russia should not agree with the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine.
The USA and allies put Putin under pressure: new sanctions in the event of rejection
The western allies of Ukraine, including the United States, are threatened with further sanctions if Moscow is not the 30-day ceasefire agreed in Ukraine.
President threatens sanctions
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump raised the threat of additional sanctions on the part of the United States and "their partners" in his recent call to an "unconditional ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, which Moscow has repeatedly rejected. An important meeting of the managers of the European allies of Ukraine will take place in Kiev on Saturday and another sign of growing pressure on Russia.
Trump urges peace in Ukraine
Trump has made the end of the war in Ukraine one of his priorities and invested a lot of effort to get Russian President Vladimir Putin on board. Trump's special sent in Steve Witkoff traveled to Russia four times to meet Putin, and there were several other high-ranking meetings between US and Russian officials since Trump returned to the White House in January.
patience of the USA is fading
Despite the offer of previously unimaginable concessions to Russia, the Trump Administration Russia could not make it agree to the limited ceasefire offering, which is intended as a step into a permanent peace.
Now Trump quickly seems to lose patience with Putin. The most recent step marks another turn in the US attitude to a conflict, which was temporarily sympathetic to the Kremlin.
European leaders support Trump's proposal
The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj indicated on Friday that an announcement is expected on Saturday with details on the ceasefire proposal. He explained that the leaders of the so -called "coalition of the willing" - a group of western nations who are committed to defending Ukraine against Russia - will meet in Kiev on Saturday, without announcing details about the group of participants.
Trump spoke to Selenskyj and several European leaders on Thursday about the ceasefire proposal and the sanctions.
Macron calls for immediate action
French President Emmanuel Macron said that he spoke to Trump several times on Thursday and praised his strong call to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. "We all have to work towards this goal without delay, wrong ideas or careless tactics. Ukraine has already expressed its support for such an armistice almost two months ago. I now expect Russia to do the same," Macron wrote to X.
He added that France was "ready to react decisively, together with all Europeans and in close coordination with the United States", Russia should not accept the proposal.
meeting of security alliance
on Friday, together with the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Macron confirmed that on Saturday there would be "a meeting, partly virtual and partly on site" in Kiev.
Trump also spoke to the leaders of the ten Nordic countries on Thursday, which formed the security alliance Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). The leaders of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Finlands took up contact with Trump and Selenskyj during their dinner, report several governments involved in the meeting.
"Our message to both presidents was that we are committed to a fair and permanent peace in Ukraine. We also sent our full support for the proposal of a 30-day ceasefire and the further commitment of Europe and the USA about the peace process", explained Sweden's President Ulf Kristersson in an opinion on X.
support of the international community
on Friday, while Putin, while Putin, a number of Kremlin -friendly world leaders, including the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on a Received magnificent military parade in Moskau , the European allies of Ukraine showed their support for Kiev by giving up high-ranking delegations for a meeting at Ukraine posted.
On Friday,dozens of foreign delegations were in the West Ukrainian city of LWIW to support the ceasefire proposal and the establishment of a special tribunal to investigate aggression crimes against Ukraine. Among the participants were the EU foreign officer Kaja Kallas, the British Foreign Minister David Lammy, the new German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and numerous high-ranking diplomats from other European countries.
Report by CNNS Pierre Bairin.