Setback for Europe after Trump insists Ukraine has ‘immediate’ peace talks with Russia
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Mon, 12 May 2025 15:47:41 +0300

Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Putins invitation to talks, diplomats saidDonald Trumps social media post insisting Ukraine must immediately start peace talks with Russia has set back, and possibly jeopardised Europes carefully laid plans to persuade the US to impose sanctions on Moscow for refusing the US presidents proposal for a 30day ceasefire, European diplomats have said.Volodymyr Zelenskyy had no choice but to accept Vladimir Putins invitation to talks in Istanbul on Thursday for fear of offending Trump, diplomats said.
Putin made the offer in a bid not to alienate the US president, and avoid the growing European pressure on Trump to impose harsher sanctions.
Western diplomats say they have no reason to believe that Trump acted in collusion with the Russian leader.
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