Ukraine and Russia accused each other of firing drones to attack at night, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin, talking over his American counterpart Donald Trump, and again refused to stop the immediate shooting.
Air Force Ukraine said on Telegram on Tuesday, adding that the air defenses destroyed 93 of them in the east, the city and the north of the country.
The attacks occurred yet Trump and Putin spoke for about two hours on Monday (19) Trump from Ofal Hall and Putin visit a visit to a musical school in Sochi.
After calling, the American leader Kyiv and Moscow said The ceasefire negotiations will start “immediately”.
But Putin stated that the Kremlin was ready to work with Ukraine in “a possible ceasefire for a certain period of time, provided that the corresponding agreements were reached.”
“Neither Putin nor Trump discussed a possible deadline.
Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski said on Tuesday that Moscow is trying to delay negotiations to continue the conflict.
“It is clear that Russia is trying to save time to continue its war and professionalism,” Zelinski wrote on social networks after a conversation with Finnish chief Alexander Stop about Trump’s call with Putin.
Talk to the President of Finland Alexstubb.
We have informed each other about our contacts with the partners and discussed the details of yesterday’s conversation with it potus. The basic point is that diplomacy aimed at peace must be well coordinated and focus on concrete results.
that it… pic.twitter.com/uuomsr2h3v
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Zelenskyyua) May 20, 2025
Putin had already ignored a proposal from Washington and Kiev to a 30 -day ceasefire, and last week, pZelensky’s invitation to a face meeting was expelled in Istanbul.
With the impasse in negotiations with Türkiye, the US President said he does not believe that there will be great progress in peace negotiations Until he spoke directly with Putin.
“Unfortunately, after the call between Trump and Putin, the current situation has not changed,” said Mykhailo Podilyak, Zelensky Adviser.
Sanctions against Russia
German counselor Friedrich Mirz said in the position of X on Monday evening (19) that European leaders decided to increase pressure on Russia through sanctions after the American informed them of the connection of Putin.
Europe and America are very closed here: We will closely accompany Ukraine on the way to a ceasefire. Europe will increase the pressure on Moscow through sanctions. We got that potus After talking to Putin.
Counselor Friedrich Mirz (Bundeskanzler) May 19, 2025
Trump stated that he will not join any new punishment against Russia “because there is an opportunity to advance.
“I think there is an opportunity to be able to do something, and if we do that, we can also make the situation worse. But there can be a time when it happens,” he said.
After connection, Zelensky expressed that there will be discussions about the local future for a new round of negotiations-where the main goal will be to reach a ceasefire.
The Russian government news agency Tas, a spokesman for Karimin, Dmitry Peskov, was killed by reporting the reporters that “so far, no specific decision has been taken regarding the place to continue possible future contacts” with the Ukrainian authorities.
“We are mainly interested in a quick solution, which eliminates the deep causes of this conflict,” said Peskov.
William Taylor, the former United States of America in Ukraine and a brilliant member of the Atlantic Council, said to the “Newsroom with Rosemary Church”, from the Atlantic Council, to the “Newsroom with Rosemary Church”, from the Atlantic Council, to the “Newsroom with Rosemary Church”, that Putin “wants to enter Ukraine”. CNN.
“He wants from Ukraine from the capacity. He wants to remove Ukraine … to be in a position where … Ukrainians cannot defend themselves,” he said. “This is what Putin means when he talks about” deep reasons. “
