was pressuring Ukraine to make concessions to bring a quick end to the conflict, which has fallen well below Iran in Washington's priorities since the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Tehran in late February. Talks with Russia are deadlocked over the vital question of land, with Ukraine refusing to cede to Russian demands that it relinquish the remaining parts of the eastern, industrialized region of Donbas that Russia has been unable to conquer. Zelenskyy said in an earlier Telegram post that he had also spoken with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday and briefed him on his ceasefire proposal as well as the status of the battlefield, where the Ukrainian military says it is holding back an intensified spring offensive by Russian forces.
Published at: 2026-04-01 21:37:08
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