Ceasefire, Sanctions, Or...What Are 'Frustrated' Trump's Next Options With 'Belligerent' Putin? | 4K

While campaigning for re-election, US President Donald Trump had promised to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. But seven months into Trump's second term, the prospects of a ceasefire appear as remote as ever, with Russia launching a fierce bombardment of Ukraine in recent days.Since February, the US has held separate talks with Russia and Ukraine, and brokered direct talks between them in May in Istanbul for the first time since the early months of Russia’s full-fledged invasion in 2022. But while Putin has offered brief pauses in fighting, he has not accepted the US proposal for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Ukraine has accepted that proposal. Russia argues that Ukraine could use the truce to remobilise troops and rearm itself. n18oc_crux

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