Trump hopes for Russia-Ukraine deal ‘this week’
"Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America," US leader said
US President Donald Trump has expressed hope that Russia and Ukraine will reach a settlement agreement on the ongoing conflict within the coming week.
“Hopefully Russia and Ukraine will make a deal this week. Both will then start to do big business with the United States of America,” he wrote on his Truth Social network.
On 19 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire until midnight Moscow time (21:00 GMT) on 21 April during a meeting with Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff. Putin called on Kyiv to follow suit. Gerasimov subsequently issued orders to Russian forces involved in what Russia terms its “special military operation” to observe the truce, which began at 18:00 Moscow time (15:00 GMT) on 19 April.
Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Sunday that the Easter ceasefire would expire tonight with no instructions from Putin to extend it.
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