“I want to end the war, but I’m not sure if Russia is ready”: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy after the ceasefire | World News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed his uncertainty about Russia’s preparation for a ceasefire after a potential ceasefire talk with Russia with calls from U.S. President Donald Trump and other European leaders, citing a lack of trust in Moscow’s intentions.

Zelenskyy stressed Ukraine’s willingness to pursue a complete ceasefire without preconditions, a proposal made by U.S. President Donald Trump, while stressing the need for Russia to show real commitment through concrete actions.

“I don’t know the principles of the Russian side. As I know from our conversation with President Trump, the Russian side wants to send us memorandums on how they view the principles, and they want not only to see a ceasefire;

He added: “I really expect everyone to be very interested in the ceasefire. Too much loss; we really want to end this war. I’m not sure if Russia is ready, we don’t trust them. That’s what we want: the first step, the ceasefire, to show that they’re really ready to stop the war.”

The Ukrainian President also highlighted his ongoing communication with international partners, saying: “I always share with all our partners, with the United States, with Europeans…I am very happy when President Trump proposes a full ceasefire without any conditions or prerequisites. We are ready. We have done it for it.”

Zelenskyy’s remarks came after his involvement with Trump and European leaders during which he reiterated his preparations for direct negotiations with Russia.

U.S. President Trump announced that Russia and Ukraine would start negotiations on a ceasefire “immediately” and could end the ongoing war, although the Vatican was willing to preside over the negotiations after the recent failure of the ceasefire negotiations in Istanbul, despite reaching consent for the exchange of prisoners between the two countries.