Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump will speak with Putin over ceasefire as Zelensky invited back to White House

Trump’s invite to Zelensky marked a pointy shift from solely every week in the past, when it imposed the measures to push the Ukrainian President to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.

A Russian missile assault on Tuesday broken a grain vessel within the Black Sea port of Odesa, killing at the very least 4 individuals, Ukraine’s Sea Ports Authority stated on Fb however shortly after deleted the assertion.

The assertion recognized the vessel as MJ Pinar and stated it was loading wheat for export when the strike occurred.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer welcomed a 30-day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine has agreed to and stated it was now as much as Russia to finish the preventing.

“As each American and Ukrainian delegations have stated, the ball is now within the Russian court docket,” Starmer stated in a press release, congratulating each Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump for the “exceptional breakthrough”.

Starmer stated he would use a gathering of world leaders that Britain is convening on Saturday to debate subsequent steps.

“We’re prepared to assist convey an finish to this struggle in a simply and everlasting method that permits Ukraine to get pleasure from its freedom,” he stated.

The Russian Overseas Ministry stated that it did not rule out contacts with the US representatives over subsequent a number of days, state information company RIA reported, after Donald Trump stated that there could be a US assembly with Russia later Tuesday or Wednesday.

Trump stated that he hoped Russia would conform to a ceasefire plan drawn up by American and Ukrainian officers and {that a} complete ceasefire could possibly be achieved within the three-year struggle within the coming days.

He stated he thought he would speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin about it this week.

President Donald Trump stated he hopes Russia will conform to a ceasefire plan drawn up by American and Ukrainian officers.

In remarks to reporters, Trump stated: “We simply agreed to it a short time in the past. Hopefully, President Putin can conform to it additionally and we are able to get this present on the highway.”

The 2 leaders clashed in an Oval Workplace assembly final month however Trump stated he would invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again to the White Home.

Requested whether or not Zelensky was invited again to the White Home, Trump stated: “Positive, completely”.

“I feel it’s an enormous distinction to the final go to within the Oval Workplace”, he added, flanked by Elon Musk.

“If we are able to get Russia to do it, that will likely be nice; if we are able to’t, we carry on occurring and many individuals are going to get killed.”

He added that he expects to speak to Mr Putin this week and stated to reporters that it takes “two to tango”.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated on Tuesday that it appeared there had been an necessary step in direction of peace, after Ukraine voiced readiness to simply accept a United States proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in its battle with Russia.

“It looks as if the Individuals and Ukrainians have taken an necessary step in direction of peace,” Tusk wrote on X. “And Europe stands prepared to assist attain a simply and lasting peace.”

Volodymr Zelensky has referred to as on Russia to simply accept the ceasefire deal his group have agreed with the US.

He posted on X: “Our place stays completely clear: Ukraine has been looking for peace from the very first second of this struggle, and we need to do every little thing to attain it as quickly as potential and in a dependable method—in order that struggle doesn’t return.

“At this assembly with the Individuals, Ukraine proposed three key factors: silence within the skies—stopping missile strikes, bombs, and long-range drone assaults; silence at sea; actual confidence-building measures on this complete scenario, wherein diplomacy is ongoing, which primarily means the discharge of prisoners of struggle and detainees—each navy and civilian—and the return of Ukrainian youngsters who have been forcibly transferred to Russia.

“The American aspect understands our arguments and considers our proposals. I’m grateful to President Trump for the constructive dialog between our groups. Throughout as we speak’s talks, the US aspect proposed taking an excellent larger first step—a 30-day full interim ceasefire, not solely stopping missile, drone, and bomb assaults, not solely within the Black Sea, but additionally alongside your entire entrance line.

“Ukraine is able to settle for this proposal—we see it as a constructive step and are able to take it. Now, it’s as much as the US to persuade Russia to do the identical. If Russia agrees, the ceasefire will take impact instantly.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s chief of employees stated that an interim 30-day ceasefire proposed by the US and backed by Kyiv would now present if Russia wished peace or not.

“In the present day, the hot button is in Russia’s fingers. The entire world will see who needs peace and who doesn’t,” he advised reporters after Ukraine-US talks in Saudi Arabia