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Trump Says Ukraine, Russia to Start Ceasefire Talks Immediately
Hindustan Times Noida
|May 20, 2025
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Russia and Ukraine "will immediately start negotiations" towards a ceasefire and an end to their three-year-old war, speaking after he held a call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
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MOSCOW/WASHINGTON/KYIV:
"Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine will begin immediately," Trump said in a Truth Social post following his call with Putin, which lasted two hours.
After the call, Putin said efforts to end the war were "generally on the right track" and that Moscow was ready to work with Ukraine on a potential peace deal.
"We have agreed with the president of the United States that Russia will propose and is ready to work with the Ukrainian side on a memorandum on a possible future peace accord," Putin told reporters near the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
There was no immediate comment from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the statement that talks would begin immediately. A source familiar with the matter earlier said Zelensky spoke "for a few minutes" with Trump before the US leader's call with Putin.
Kyiv has said it is ready for a ceasefire now while Moscow has said conditions must be met first.
Vatican interested to host peace negotiations
In his social media post, Trump said the Vatican, "as represented by the Pope, has stated that it would be very interested in hosting the negotiations. Let the process begin!"
This story is from the May 20, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Noida.
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