Ukraine ready for direct talks with Russia only after ceasefire: Zelensky

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63% : Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov meanwhile told state media that US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff was expected this week in Moscow, his fourth visit to Russia since Trump took office.
50% : European leaders are scrambling to work out how to support Ukraine should Trump pull Washington's vital military and financial backing.
38% : Trump said over the weekend that he hoped a peace deal could be struck "this week" despite no signs the two sides were anywhere close to agreeing even a ceasefire, let alone a wider long-term settlement.
30% : Many in Ukraine fear any settlement brokered by Trump would reward Russian aggression Ukraine will only hold direct talks with Russia once a ceasefire is in place, its President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, as his US counterpart Donald Trump pushed for a speedy deal to end the three-year Ukraine conflict.
30% : "The Easter truce that he announced somewhat unexpectedly was a marketing operation, a charm operation aimed at preventing President Trump from becoming impatient and angry," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told FranceInfo radio. - London meeting - Ukraine's allies will meet in London on Wednesday, a senior Kyiv official told AFP.
27% : Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has failed since his return to office three months ago to wrangle concessions from Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt his troops' offensive in Ukraine.
18% : In Paris last week, Rubio presented Washington's plan for ending the conflict, though both he and Trump warned that Washington's patience was wearing thin and could lead it to withdraw.

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