Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky demands Trump explain new ceasefire proposal after Putin’s call with US president
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Donald Trump to clarify the details of a proposed ceasefire to mark the anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Trump earlier welcomed Vladimir Putin’s offer of a temporary truce to mark Russia’s Victory Day celebrations on 9 May.
The US president said he and Putin discussed “a little bit of a ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine during a “very good” call.
Putin had announced a similar 9 May truce last year to mark the defeat of Nazi Germany that lasted three days but was not agreed to by the Ukrainian side.
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said the Trump-Putin call lasted more than an hour and a half and was “conducted in a friendly manner, candid and business-like”.
This year, Russia is once again scaling back its annual Victory Day parade in Red Square, saying no military equipment will be used amid its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Zelensky said Ukraine was in favour of a long-term ceasefire, not a temporary truce to provide “a few hours of security for a parade in Moscow”.
