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We are talking about six to 12 months of preparation for the elections,
Beketova said
There needs to be a sustainable ceasefire with security guarantees from the guarantor countries, then preparations for elections, and elections will only take place once stable peace is achieved and martial law is lifted."
Elina Beketova, fellow at CEPA, saidThe other realistic scenario is when General Zaluzhnyi joins the presidential political party and supports Zelensky's candidacy,
Kovalenko said
We have not heard from Trump a signal to Kyiv to end the war,
Ryabkov told Russia's International Affairs magazine in an interviewWe take the models and solutions proposed by the Americans very seriously, but we can't accept it all in its current form." ... As far as we can see, there is no place in them today for our main demand, namely to solve the problems related to the root causes of this conflict. It is completely absent, and that must be overcome."
Dashing hopes for peace once again, the official said ... Speaking to the magazine International Affairs, Mr Ryabkov added
There was an idea from Russia about a temporary administration that was not appreciated by the president … governance in Ukraine is determined by its constitution and its people."
U.S. State Department spokesperson Tammy BruceElections will only be possible after a stable ceasefire and peace are achieved. Right now, Ukraine doesn't have either of these."
Elina Beketova, a fellow Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) to NewsweekIf Russia and I are unable to make a deal on stopping the bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I think it was Russia's fault... I am going to put secondary tariffs on oil, on all oil coming out of Russia,
Mr Trump told NBC
I want to see him make a deal so that we stop Russian soldiers and Ukrainian soldiers and other people from being killed,
Mr Trump said in the Oval OfficeTo carry out the conscription for military service of Russian citizens aged 18 to 30 who are not in the reserve and subject to conscription for military service, in the amount of 160,000 people, from April 1 to July 15, 2025,
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A meeting of the British, French and Ukrainian military leadership in the coming days would drive forward the next stage of detailed planning,
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We advocate eradicating the causes of the crisis through dialogue and negotiations, ultimately achieving a fair, long-term, binding peace agreement acceptable to all parties involved, which would make it possible to achieve truly lasting peace and stability in Eurasia and throughout the world,
Mr Wang told the Russian RIA state news agency in an interview
I think we are making progress, step by step."
Mr Trump later reiterated to reporters he wasWe will try to pass on Ukrainian proposals sometime by the end of this week,
said a Ukrainian official, speaking on condition of anonymity
Russia is playing games and not really wanting peace. So our question is, how can we put more pressure on Russia.”
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said on MondayThe agreement must take into account our obligations in the context of association with the EU and Ukraine’s movement towards the EU,
the source saidRussia is unlikely to agree to a ‘full ceasefire without any conditions’ within three weeks given that Russia has demanded that the West provide some sanctions relief as a precondition for a temporary Black Sea ceasefire."
Quote from the ISW
If I think they're [Russia – ed.] tapping us along, I will not be happy about it".
Trump added
For too long now, America's proposal for an unconditional ceasefire has been on the table without an adequate response from Russia,
Zelenskyy said
I want to make sure that he follows through,
Trump told reporters in the White House