Ukraine and the allies pay a 30 -day ceasefire that will start on Monday, but Putin wants direct talks

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrei Sibha said on Saturday, but it was Russian President Vladimir Putin who is pushing for direct talks next week that Ukraine and its allies are ready for a “unconditional ceasefire” with Russia for at least 30 days starting on Monday.

Their statements came when the leaders of four main European countries visited Kiev, prompting pressure on Moscow to agree to the truce and launch peace talks to end the conflict for about three years. Follow what Siba said was a “constructive” phone call between the leaders of France, Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zellinski.

UK Prime Minister Kiir Starmer said that the group “spoke to President Trump together. We have agreed on our common view of our additional behavior.”

At a press conference on Saturday, Putin said that Moscow has repeatedly presented the ceasefire initiatives, and claimed that Kiev had broken it. He also proposed the resumption of direct talks without preconditions next Thursday, May 15, in Istanbul.

Putin said that direct talks “will eliminate the radical causes of the conflict” and “to achieve a long -term peace restoration,” he said. Reuters.

Meanwhile, Saturday was the last day of a three -day shooting ceasefire, announced by Russia that Ukraine says that the Kremlin forces had been over and over again.

In March, the United States proposed immediately limited 30 days truceThat accepted Ukraine, but the Kremlin withstood the conditions more than his desire.

The leaders of France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom have arrived together at the train station in Kiev, and he met Zelinski shortly after to join a party in the field of independence in Kiev on the occasion of the eighties of the end of World War II. They lit the candles in a memorial to the temporary science of science of the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who fell.

The visit was the first time that the leaders of the four countries have traveled to Ukraine, while Friedrich Mirz made his first visit to Ukraine as a new consultant in Germany.

On Thursday, Sibha described the Russian truce as a “farce”, accusing Russian forces of violating more than 700 times after it was officially entered into force. The two sides also said that the attacks on their forces continued on Thursday.

“We repeat our support for President Trump’s call for a peace agreement and inviting Russia to stop obstructing the efforts made to secure permanent peace,” the leaders said in a joint statement. “Besides the United States, we call on Russia to agree to a 30 -day and unconditional ceasefire to create space for talks on a just and lasting peace.”

Mr. Trump pressed both sides to quickly reach an ending agreement, but while Zelinski agreed to an American plan for a 30 -day initial end to hostilities, Russia has not signed. Instead, it maintained attacks along the front line, which is approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km), including deadly strikes in residential areas that are not clear military targets.

On Saturday morning, local officials in the northern Sumi region of Ukraine said that the Russian bombing over the past day resulted in the killing of three residents and four others. Another civilian man died immediately on Saturday, while a Russian drone hit the southern city of Jupson, according to regional ruler Olikander Brocodine.

Speaking to Kiev journalists, French President Emmanuel Macron said: “What is happening with Poland, Germany and Great Britain is a historical moment for European defense and towards greater independence for our security. It is clear, for Ukraine, but for all of us. It is a new era.

Mr. Trump said last week that he suspects that Putin wanted Putin to end his battle in Ukraine, expressing new doubts that a peace agreement can be reached soon, and alluded to more sanctions against Russia.

The progress in resolving the conflict began to be far -reaching in the months that passed on Mr. Trump’s return to the White House, and his previous allegations failed to penetrate an imminent fruit. Mr. Trump previously prompted Ukraine to waive lands to Russia to end the conflict, A threat to move away if the deal becomes very difficult.

European Ukraine allies view the battle as essential for the continent’s security, and pressure is now rising to find ways to support Kiev militarily – regardless of whether Mr. Trump is withdrawing.

Ukrainian presidential assistant Andrei Yermak, who met with European leaders at the main train station in Kiev, wrote about a telegram earlier on Saturday: “There is a lot of work, and a lot of topics to be discussed. We need to end this war in peace.

Later in the day, the leaders began hosting a virtual meeting alongside Zelenskyy to update other leaders about the progress made of the so -called “coalition from those who wish” that would help the armed forces in Ukraine after a peace agreement and may deploy forces to Ukraine to any peace agreement in the future with Russia.