Speaking at the Oval Office, US President Trump warned that the consequences if Russia ignored the ceasefire would be “very serious”, but emphasized that he did not believe it would happen. Mr. Trump also said that Ukraine could be a more difficult party on the peaceful negotiation table The Telegraph.
The US pressured Russia to answer a ceasefire proposal in Ukraine
When asked about putting pressure on his Russian counterpart to reach an agreement, Mr. Trump answered: “Yes. We can. But I hope it will not be necessary.”
“There are things you can do without being comfortable, financially. I can put economic pressure, will be very bad for Russia, will devastate Russia. But I don’t want to do it because I want to be peaceful,” Mr. Trump added.
US President Donald Trump spoke in Washington on March 12
Mr. Trump’s statement was made after the news that Putin was about to delay any agreement to slow down the force of the Russian force on the battlefield.
The temporary ceasefire proposed by Ukrainian and US officials in an 8 -hour negotiation in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) on March 11. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on 12 said the American specialist Steve Witkoff will come to Moscow this weekend to submit Washington’s proposal on the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine.
The Kremlin on March 12 said it would review details from Washington on a 30 -day ceasefire proposal in Ukraine before making feedback. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv supported the effort to promote peace as soon as possible.
In another development, President Trump admitted that the hostile situation in Ukraine was basically a war that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was conducting against Russia. Mr. Trump made this statement at a meeting with Prime Minister Ireland Michael Martin.
“The money poured on billions, billions, billions of dollars and NATO has become much stronger. Now NATO has spent a lot of money and conducted this terrible conflict. It was a pity that they had to do so,” Tass news agency quoted Mr. Trump.
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