Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ceasefire talks will begin immediately after ‘excellent’ call with Putin

Russia has outlawed Amnesty Worldwide, designating it an “undesirable organisation” and criminalising involvement with the human rights group within the nation.

This transfer, introduced Monday by the Russian Prosecutor Basic’s workplace, additional intensifies the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent, which has escalated dramatically because the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The ban successfully shuts down Amnesty’s operations inside Russia and threatens anybody cooperating with or supporting the organisation with prosecution.

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European and US leaders have welcomed Pope Leo XIV’s provide to host Russia-Ukraine talks on the Vatican,

Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni stated on Monday that European leaders, together with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, spoke to US President Donald Trump after he had a name with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Work is underway to instantly begin negotiations between the events that may result in a ceasefire as quickly as doable and construct the situations for a simply and lasting peace in Ukraine,” Meloni’s workplace stated in a press release.

“On this regard, the Holy Father’s willingness to host the talks on the Vatican was thought of optimistic. Italy is able to do its half to facilitate contacts and work for peace,” the assertion added.

Leaders from Ukraine, Russia, the US, EU and Britain might meet in an effort to safe a peace deal, Zelensky has stated.

Talking to reporters in Kyiv after holding two cellphone calls with Donald Trump on Monday, Zelensky stated he hoped the assembly might occur as quickly as doable and that it could possibly be hosted by Turkey, the Vatican or Switzerland.

After his cellphone name with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump spoke with a variety of European leaders to tell them concerning the dialogue.

EU Fee chief Ursula von der Leyen stated they’d a “good name” and thanked Trump for “his tireless efforts to convey a ceasefire to Ukraine.”

Donald Trump has spoken about the opportunity of a commerce deal between the US and Russia after the conflict with Ukraine is over.

Trump and Vladimir Putin mentioned commerce throughout their “wonderful” two-hour cellphone name on Monday.

“Russia desires to do largescale TRADE with the US when this catastrophic “massacre” is over, and I agree,” Trump wrote in a put up on Fact Social after the decision.

“There’s a great alternative for Russia to create large quantities of jobs and wealth. Its potential is UNLIMITED. Likewise, Ukraine is usually a nice beneficiary on Commerce, within the strategy of rebuilding its Nation.”

The US banned imports of Russian oil, gasoline and coal after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Donald Trump has stated that ceasefire negotiations could possibly be held by the Vatican.

In a social media put up after his two-hour cellphone name with Vladimir Putin, Trump stated: “The Vatican, as represented by the Pope, has acknowledged that it might be very desirous about internet hosting the negotiations. Let the method start!”

US vp JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV on the Vatican earlier at the moment, amid a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to safe a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Donald Trump has stated Russia and Ukraine will “instantly” start ceasefire negotiations after his two-hour cellphone name with Vladimir Putin went “very effectively”.

He stated: “Russia and Ukraine will instantly begin negotiations towards a Ceasefire and, extra importantly, an END to the Struggle.

“The situations for that shall be negotiated between the 2 events, as it will probably solely be, as a result of they know particulars of a negotiation that no one else would concentrate on.”

Trump added that he had knowledgeable a number of world leaders together with Volodymyr Zelensky, Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni in a name after he spoke with Putin.

Moscow has additionally stated that Putin was now able to work in direction of peace and on a memorandum about future peace talks.