According to insiders of the Financial Times, US President Donald Trump has given Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky a few days to review a new "peace agreement" to end the Russian war, and also expects the Ukrainian leader to immediately approve this document.
Points of attention
- The situation highlights the challenges Zelensky is dealing with, caught between territorial demands and pressure from the US administration.
- Insights suggest that Trump is aggressively pushing for peace talks and is determined to achieve the signing of the agreement 'by Christmas.'
Trump is again pushing for peace talks
Anonymous sources claim that it was Zelensky who told his allies in Europe that during a "difficult" conversation on Saturday with Donald Trump's team, they were trying to get him to quickly approve the "peace deal."
Zelensky has several days to respond to the proposed "peace agreement," the publication writes.
According to insiders, the Ukrainian leader has already told official Washington that he needs time to consult on this matter with other European partners.
One of the main problems at the moment is that the head of the White House has come up with a new hard deadline for Volodymyr Zelensky — Trump wants to achieve the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and Russia "by Christmas" — that is, by December 25.
One of the Western officials the publication spoke to described the Ukrainian side as "stuck between territorial demands it cannot accept and the US side it cannot reject."
