Putin ‘serious’ on talks, Ukraine says he ignores truce

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Putin ‘serious’ on talks, Ukraine says he ignores truce

Russia is “completely ignoring” a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Ukraine and European powers that was to have begun on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha says.

Writing on X, Sybiha said he had spoken to European ministers meeting in London, and they had discussed steps that could be taken against Russia including new sanctions against the Russian banking and energy sectors and the Russian central bank.

He said they had also discussed new military assistance packages for Ukraine.

Sybiha also said he had a joint phone call with European foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to talk about the next steps in peace talks.

He cited positive reactions from Trump, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan as well as from countries in the BRICS group and from countries in the former Soviet Union.

Before reporters could ask any more questions about the proposed talks, Peskov said: “That’s all. I’ve said everything I could about this story.”

Putin and Zelenskiy have not met since December 2019 and make no secret of their contempt for each other.

Putin’s proposal for direct talks with Ukraine came hours after major European powers demanded on Saturday in Kyiv that Putin agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire or face “massive” new sanctions.

Germany’s government said on Monday that European countries will start preparing new sanctions on Russia unless the Kremlin by the end of Monday starts abiding by a 30-day ceasefire.

“The language of ultimatums is unacceptable for Russia, it is not suitable. You can’t use such language with Russia,” Peskov said when asked about the ******* and other European warnings.

US President Donald Trump on Monday welcomed the news of a meeting between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday.

“I think good things can come out of that meeting,” he said at a White House event.

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