“The beginning of the negotiation process, for which the American side made great efforts, is a very important achievement, and we are truly grateful to the Americans, to President Trump,” Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to the state-run Tass news service. The U.S. leader’s comments came as he grows visibly frustrated with the state of Ukraine ceasefire talks, but the Kremlin’s reaction gave no sign Putin is ready to drop his resistance to a truce in Europe’s largest conflict since World War II. The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas described the latest strikes as “totally appalling” in her comments to reporters on Monday, adding that “it’s up to us to put the pressure on Russia.”
Author: Bloomberg News
Published at: 2025-05-26 21:35:14
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