Trump threatens more sanctions on Russia if he does not agree to an extended truce

President Voludmir Zelinski of Ukraine and President Trump spoke on the phone late Thursday, after which Mr. Trump posted on social media that the United States would impose sanctions on Russia if it does not accept the ceasefire extending in its war with Ukraine.

During talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in March, the Trump administration proposed a 30 -day truce to allow peace negotiations. Ukraine accepted the idea, but Russia has instead paid negotiating conditions for settlement before accepting the ceasefire.

after A meeting in the Vatican city With Mr. Zellinski on the sidelines of the funeral of Pope Francis last month. Mr. Trump threatened Russia with sanctions if it comes out of negotiations. But his publication on social media after his call with Mr. Zellinski was the clearest statement so far that he was linking additional US sanctions on Russia by accepting a 30 -day truce for negotiations.

“If the ceasefire is not respected, the United States and its partners will impose more sanctions,” said Mr. Trump in The Post, which was made on Truth Social.

Mr. Trump wrote the United States, “Ideally calls for a 30 -day unlawful ceasefire.”

The office of Mr. Zelinski published readings for the invitation with Mr. Trump, saying that the two leaders congratulated each other on the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. He also said that he was calling, “President Trump confirmed that he wanted to see this war and is ready for help.”

Mr. Trump’s invitation with Mr. Zelinski and his position were distinguished by another circle by the administration closer to the positions of Ukraine in the talks, two months after Russia’s concessions, including expanding diplomatic relations and voting against the United Nations resolution owes Moscow to war.

The call placed on May 8 was celebrated in Ukraine and the United States with the end of World War II in Europe. Russia celebrates the holiday on May 9.

Mr. Zellinski quickly welcomed Mr. Trump’s support for a 30 -day ceasefire, as he was published in X early on Wednesday, “Ukraine is ready for a full shooting stop at the present time, from this particular moment.”

Ukraine rejected a Russian offer from a three -day truce around the victory day Show in Moscow on FridayHe attended twenty world leaders, including President Xi Jinping from China. Mr. Zelinski said that the Russian proposal allowed a little time to negotiate the peace agreement and that it had been submitted only to put the guests of the Moscow procession at a rest.

In the days before the show, Russia and Ukraine launched all Adults without drones Towards the capitals of countries, flights were disrupted near Moscow, killing two people and starting fires in Kyiv.

These attacks stopped after the truce began in the short term proposed in Russia, but the fighting along the confrontation line in eastern Ukraine continued as before. On Friday morning, the Ukraine Army has reported 193 combat connection along the front, which is about 700 miles long over the past 24 hours.

In a move that is certainly angered the Ukrainians, the Russian authorities revealed on Friday a bust of Stalin, decorated with red cloves, as part of Victory Day celebrations In the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariool. Black celebrated a statue of Stalin’s leadership in World War II. Stalin is a multiple figure in Ukraine in starvation in the 1930s known as Hulodomor, who killed at least three million people, and in Ukraine and other multiple countries that are considered genocide.