Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that during a recent meeting with President Trump at the Vatican, Trump showed readiness to impose new sanctions against Russia if it fails to agree to a ceasefire. Zelensky expressed concern over the lack of sanctions since the meeting, suggesting the U.S. is awaiting concessions from Moscow. Despite Ukraine's willingness for an unconditional ceasefire, Russia has maintained its military offensive. Zelensky emphasizes the importance of sanctions in stopping Russian attacks, urging international partners to economically pressure Russia to halt its aggression in Ukraine.
"President Trump supported that if Russia does not stop, there will be sanctions," Zelensky told journalists in a briefing Tuesday. "Our conversation was positive from the point of view that I perceive our conversation as a confirmation of the U.S. policy of imposing strong sanctions against Russia if Putin does not agree to a ceasefire."
Zelensky said he does not know the current U.S. plan for sanctions but that the lack of them so far "was predictable because America was waiting for concessions" from Moscow.
"I think America had high hopes and I think that now this feeling has been reduced a little. The feeling that Putin really wants the war to end has been reduced," he said.
The Ukrainian leader has ramped up his calls for new sanctions on Russia in recent weeks, insisting that Ukraine's partners - including the United States - must understand that the only way to stop attacks on Ukraine is to economically suffocate Russia to slow its war machine and force ordinary Russians to feel the fallout from the war.
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