By no means been nearer to peace, says US as Putin, Zelenskyy comply with 30-day truce

Moments after Moscow and Kyiv agreed to a restricted ceasefire following a one-hour name between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday stated {that a} “lasting ceasefire” is within the works and that the 2 sides have by no means been nearer to peace.

“Proper now, we’re at a partial ceasefire. However once more, the President is sending his extremely expert, clever and skilled group to Saudi Arabia later this week to proceed combating for peace on this battle. And I’d simply reiterate yet one more time: we now have by no means been nearer to peace than we’re immediately,” she stated.

What began as a public fallout between Trump and Zelenskyy on the White Home just a few weeks in the past led to an hour-long cellphone name throughout which each leaders struck a constructive tone, in response to experiences.

In comparison with their final interplay on the Oval Workplace in Washington DC, the alternate between the 2 leaders was in stark distinction, as they held what Zelenskyy described as a “constructive, very substantive, and frank” cellphone name—away from media glare and a spotlight.

A lot so, that following the decision, White Home Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt expressed confidence, hoping for a long-lasting peace deal quickly. “We are actually at that place the place we’re speaking about that. So we have moved past simply the financial minerals deal framework, and we’re a long-lasting ceasefire,” she added.