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Trump's push for peace in Ukraine
US president Donald Trump, who says he wants to be remembered as a peacemaker, has repeatedly warned of the escalation risk of the war – which his administration now casts as a proxy conflict between the US and Russia, echoing Moscow's stance.
Last month, after Ukraine accepted Mr Trump's proposal for a 30-day truce, Russian president Vladimir Putin said crucial issues of verification had not been sorted out. Both Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on attacks on energy targets and at sea, which each accuses the other of breaking.
In a Truth Social post, he has said he hopes Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week to end the conflict in Ukraine.
"BOTH WILL THEN START TO DO BIG BUSINESS WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, WHICH IS THRIVING, AND MAKE A FORTUNE!" he said in a post on Truth Social.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated that Kyiv was willing to extend the Easter ceasefire for 30 days.
Russia controls just under one-fifth of Ukraine, including Crimea, which Moscow annexed in 2014, and the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
Shweta Sharma21 April 2025 04:40
Half of Ukraine under air raid alert after Russia's Easter truce ends
Ukraine's air force issued air raid alerts for Kyiv and the eastern half of Ukraine early on Monday, hours after the end of the one-day Easter ceasefire declared by Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Blasts have hit the eastern city of Mykolaiv as the sirens rang, the city mayor said.
The strikes marked an end to the 30-hour unilateral truce declared by Russia, even as Mr Putin’s forces were accused of violating the ceasefire.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia’s violation of its “own ceasefire promise throughout the day reached 2,935.
Russia’s defence ministry responded that Ukraine was not adhering to the ceasefire and continued shelling at Russian targets.
Shweta Sharma21 April 2025 04:33
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