The prospect of ending Ukraine’s fire is still unsure, despite Trump’s optimism

Ukraine President Volodimir Zelenski has accused Vladimir Putin of trying to “sabotage” diplomatic efforts to ensure an immediate ceasefire.

In a social media publication, he called on the US to exert more pressure on the Russian president, saying that only the “power of America” ​​could end the war.

The Ukrainian leader said Putin “is doing everything possible to sabotage diplomacy, setting extremely difficult and unacceptable conditions from the beginning, even before the fire is terminated.”

At his press conference on Thursday, Putin said he had accepted the idea of ​​ending fire but qualifies this with numerous questions about detailsS

He lifted the Kursk border region where the Russian forces are Recovery of a territory occupied by Ukraine six months agoS He accused the Ukrainian forces of “disgusting crimes against civilians” – something that Kiev denied – and asked if they should go for free or surrender.

He asked about whether Ukraine would use fire to be stopped to mobilize, retrain and reproduce his troops without assuming that his powers could do the same.

And Putin has raised numerous questions about how the armistice can be observed and polished in the front line to the east. “Who will be able to determine who violated the potential fire termination agreement at a distance of 2000 km and where exactly?” he asked. “Who will be responsible for breaching fire?”

At a meeting with journalists on Friday, Zelenski turned directly to these problems, especially questions about the check. He said Ukraine is more than able to check the fire in the air and the sea. But he said that the opportunities for monitoring and intelligence of US and European aircraft and satellites would be needed to observe the front line.

Ukraine believes that Putin’s detail conditions can be considered. It is much more difficult to deal with are Putin’s principles. He said that every transaction should “stem from the assumption that this termination should lead to long -term peace and eliminate the main causes of this crisis.” He means his objections to the expansion of NATO’s military alliance and the very existence of Ukraine as a sovereign independent state.

There is a very little chance of being addressed in any immediate intermediate fire. Not for anything, meeting with the G7’s external employees in Canada emphasized the territorial integrity of Ukraine “and his right to exist his freedom, sovereignty and independence.”

That is why Zelenski said that “Russia is the only party that wants the war to continue and diplomacy to fall apart.”

So what can happen now? Well the ball is in the American court. President Trump could choose to increase pressure on Russia as Ukraine required. He could impose more sanctions on Russia – and the countries that buy their cheap oil and gas. He could also provide more military and intelligence support to Ukraine. Or, alternatively, Trump could offer Russia more discounts to make a deal over the line, an opportunity to worry about some here in Kiev. Much of the contact between the United States and Russia is held secretly compared to the public diplomatic pressure imposed on Ukraine.

Therefore, Zelenski calls the tactics of Russia’s slowdown and calls on the West to exert more pressure on Putin. He can also enjoy the view of Russia in the spotlight, with the ass of American diplomatic efforts more than a month since Trump and Putin called their first phone call.

The bottom line is that Trump has banished a diplomatic bulldozer through many international issues after taking office, including the war in Ukraine.

But now he stands up against the Kremlin’s walls and it may be more difficult to pass.

Trump wants a quick end to the fighting. Putin wants a “diligent” discussion about details and principles. Two incompatible imperatives, held by two stubborn leaders, used to make their way. Who will flash first? The prospects for ceasing the fire are by no means certain about all American expressions of “cautious optimism”.