"Zelenskyy has said the US has given Ukraine and Russia yet another deadline to reach a peace settlement, and is now proposing the war should end by June. The Ukrainian president also told reporters that both sides had been invited to further talks next week. Zelenskyy said the Trump administration will probably put pressure on Ukraine and Russia to end the war by the beginning of the summer."
"Before Donald Trump took office, he promised to end the war in 24 hours. Later, his special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, suggested both sides could reach an agreement within 100 days of Trump's inauguration. After this failed to occur, the US president set a new deadline for a deal in August last year, which also passed without any sign of peace, and in December he said a draft agreement to end the war was nearly 95% done."
"Zelenskyy said on Saturday that the Trump administration was proposing to host the next round of trilateral talks in the US, probably in Miami, in a week's time. We confirmed our participation, he said. He hinted that the new June deadline for peace could be linked to Trump's midterm elections campaign. The [midterm] elections are definitely more important for them [the Americans]."
The US has given Ukraine and Russia a proposed June deadline to reach a peace settlement and invited both sides to further trilateral talks next week. The Trump administration plans to press both parties to meet the timeline and has proposed hosting the next round of talks in the United States, likely Miami. Previous US-set deadlines and public promises to end the war quickly have passed without a deal, although a draft was described as nearly complete in December. Two days of US-led talks in Abu Dhabi produced constructive exchanges but no breakthrough. The June timetable may reflect US midterm election timing.
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