The Trump Admin is trying to pressure Moscow and Kiev to present “concrete proposals” for a deal aimed at ending the war (and acting like the U.S. isn’t a central part of the conflict). In response, the Kremlin said Russian President Putin is open to “political and diplomatic methods of resolving this conflict,” but that the root causes of the war are too complex to be solved in a day.
Glenn Diesen, a geopolitical analyst and professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway, noted that Trump is treating the war in Ukraine like it’s a real estate deal. But Russia sees this war, and NATO’s direct involvement in it, as an existential threat, and there are still countless questions as to what would be included in a deal and how it would be enforced.
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29 April 2025 - Rubio says concrete Ukraine proposals needed now, or US will step back
30 April 2025 - Kremlin says Putin is open to Ukraine peace but warns against rushing a deal
28 April 2025 - Putin orders 3-day May ceasefire in Ukraine conflict (FULL STATEMENT)
29 April 2025 - Zelensky Calls Putin’s 72-Hour Truce Pledge ‘Manipulation’
28 April 2025 - If Trump abandons Ukraine, can Europe help Kiv fight on?
29 April 2025 - Europe ‘would struggle to put 25,000 troops on the ground in Ukraine’
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