Posted on 08/16/2025 6:28:58 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia's refusal to agree to a ceasefire is complicating efforts to end the war.
"We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing. This complicates the situation," he said in a statement on 'X'.
On Monday, the Ukrainian leader travel to Washington DC, where US President Donald Trump has said he will urge Zelensky to agree to a peace deal.
Trump has said he wants to bypass a ceasefire in Ukraine to move directly to a permanent peace agreement after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a major shift of position, the US president said on Truth Social following Friday's summit that this would be "the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine", adding ceasefires often "do not hold up".
Following a phone call with Trump after the summit, Zelensky called for a real, lasting peace, while adding that "the fire must cease" and killings stop.
Zelensky outlined his requirements for "a truly sustainable and reliable peace" with Moscow, including a "credible security guarantee" and the return of children he says were "abducted from occupied territories" by the Kremlin.
Trump's comments indicate a dramatic shift in his position on how to end the war, having said only on Friday ahead of the summit that he wanted a ceasefire "rapidly".
Ukraine's main demand has been a quick ceasefire before talks about a longer-term settlement, and Trump reportedly told European leaders beforehand that his goal for the summit was to obtain a ceasefire deal.
Meanwhile, Putin reportedly presented Trump a peace offer that would require Ukraine to withdraw from the Donetsk region of the Donbas, in return for Russia freezing the front lines in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
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Let the Europeans do what they always do. Wars and more wars.
Get the US out.
If he signs the deal, Russia will stop shooting within 24 hrs. No ceasefire required.
If he doesn’t, he’s likely to find himself hanging from a lamppost.
You mean if he surrenders, because that is the only “deal” that Putin will accept.
Looks to me as though Western Europe and Russia both want to have it out, each for their own reasons.
I say let them have their war, and let the US sit this one out.
(But for some reason I haven’t yet got a phone call from PDJT asking for my advice. Dunno what he’s waiting for.)
This isn’t complicated. Putin’s regime can stop mass murdering Ukrainians and genocidally erasing the second biggest country in Europe anytime they want. They don’t want to, obviously.
Perfect!
“You mean if he surrenders”
Of course. That’s his best, if not only option.
The Russians have not yet achieved the victory which can compel a Ukrainian surrender, nor is it likely that they ever will.
What do you expect?
Putin has the war won.
Ukraine has lost.
Do you want Zelensky to take the deal or do you want more death and destruction?
Call it what you want……surrenders do happen in war you know.
Not yet. The rumors of Ukraine's imminent collapse have been going on for over three years. It has yet to happen. Russia has been stymied in every attempt to bring this war to a successful conclusion.
Can anyone tell the little pecksniff that his corruption and cozying up to NATO brought it all on?
He’d better sign
Then Zelensky can reject Putin’s proposal and fight to the last Ukie Male.
That will teach Pooty-Poo a lesson.
When you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, your choices are few; but some are still better than others.
I’m convinced that Zelensky doesn’t want peace.
I wonder what Ukraine wants...
Over and over, Zelensky says, “Peace is impossible because of Russia.”
Zelensky is rejecting peace.
Who will rid us of this troubesome fag?
He wants World War 3.
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