{"id":35394,"date":"2025-04-26T09:36:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T03:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prahaar.com.np\/?p=35394"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:36:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T03:51:48","slug":"trump-claims-russia-and-ukraine-are-very-close-to-peace-deal-amid-ongoing-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prahaar.com.np\/?p=35394","title":{"rendered":"Trump Claims Russia and Ukraine Are ‘Very Close’ to Peace Deal Amid Ongoing Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

April,26,2025<\/strong>
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Russia and Ukraine are \u201cvery close to a deal,\u201d following high-level talks between his special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Despite Ukraine not being invited to the discussions, Trump described the negotiations as a \u201cgood day,\u201d and the Kremlin echoed this by calling the meeting \u201cconstructive.\u201d
According to Trump, \u201cmost of the major points are agreed to,\u201d<\/strong> and he urged both Russia and Ukraine to meet at the highest levels to finalize an agreement. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pushed back, saying any peace must begin with a \u201cfull and unconditional ceasefire\u201d and that real pressure on Russia is necessary for meaningful progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The areas currently under Russian control<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s remarks came as he arrived in Rome to attend the funeral of Pope Francis. Speaking to reporters, he also indicated support for Russia’s claim over Crimea, a position rejected by Zelensky, who insists that only the Ukrainian people have the right to determine the status of their territory.
Reports suggest a U.S.-backed peace plan could require Ukraine to accept the loss of large areas currently occupied by Russia, including Crimea and the entire Luhansk region. Zelensky has firmly opposed any proposal that legitimizes Russia\u2019s land grabs but hinted that if a ceasefire were in place, all issues could be discussed diplomatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest round of talks in Moscow was the fourth time Witkoff has met with Russian officials this year. Putin\u2019s aide, Yuri Ushakov, described the three-hour meeting as \u201cvery useful,\u201d noting that it helped bring Russian and U.S. positions closer, not just on Ukraine but on wider international concerns.
While Putin has shown some openness to negotiations \u2013 reportedly responding to Zelensky\u2019s recent proposal for a 30-day Easter ceasefire \u2013 no such truce has been agreed to. Trump has been ramping up pressure on Ukraine to make concessions, including dropping its NATO membership ambitions and finalizing a long-pending rare earth minerals deal with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That minerals agreement, which would give the U.S. access to Ukraine\u2019s rich natural resources, was supposed to be signed in February but has been delayed due to tensions between Trump and Zelensky. Trump noted the deal was \u201cat least three weeks late\u201d and urged for its immediate signing.
Despite talk of peace, Ukraine remains excluded from direct negotiations in Moscow. Zelensky criticized Russia\u2019s continued refusal to honor a proposed ceasefire, and accused it of using foreign-supplied ballistic missiles in a deadly strike on Kyiv that killed 12 civilians. He claimed that the missile contained over 100 components made by foreign \u2013 mostly American \u2013 companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump responded to the attack with a social media post aimed at Putin: \u201cVladimir STOP!\u201d Still, he also controversially stated that Ukraine\u2019s interest in NATO membership may have sparked the conflict, a view not widely supported among international analysts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tensions escalated further after a Russian general was killed in a car bombing in Moscow. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine, though Kyiv has not issued a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As pressure mounts from the U.S. for a deal, significant gaps remain between the American proposal and what Ukraine and European allies are willing to accept. While the U.S. appears open to legitimizing Russia\u2019s territorial gains, Kyiv and Europe maintain that all occupied regions must be addressed only after a ceasefire is in place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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