What to expect from Trump's phone call with Putin on Ukraine
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The US president says elements of a Ukraine ceasefire have been agreed, but "much remains" to be worked on.

Donald Trump is due to speak on the phone to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to discuss a US-proposed Ukraine ceasefire deal.

  • el_muerte@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Putin also outlined some of his questions over how a ceasefire would work. He asked: "How will those 30 days be used? For Ukraine to mobilise? Rearm? Train people? Or none of that? Then a question - how will that be controlled?

    “Who will give the order to end the fighting? At what cost? Who decides who has broken any possible ceasefire, over 2,000km? All those questions need meticulous work from both sides. Who polices it?”

    Putin’s worried Ukraine will do everything he’s planning to do.

    • NimdaQA@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 days ago

      Putin’s worried Ukraine will do everything he’s planning to do.

      More like Putin’s worried that Ukraine will do everything they did last time a ceasefire happened.

      Zelenskyy even admitted that he never planned to implement Minsk II, but also Merkel implied that assurances made toward Minsk to Russia was merely to buy time for Ukraine’s arms build-up.

      Heck look at the recent ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.

      Ukraine just broke the ceasefire on attacks against energy infrastructure.

      Russia’s attack earlier today occurred before Ukraine accepted the ceasefire and was a retaliation for Ukraine’s failed offensive into Belgorod. Ukraine accepted the ceasefire a few hours after the attack before launching drones at a Russian oil depot.

    • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Both Ukraine and Russia have broken prior ceasefire agreements.