Zelenskyj: Russia's Ceasefire Rejection Hinders Ukraine Peace Efforts

That Russia has not agreed to a ceasefire complicates the efforts to end the war in Ukraine, this says the country's president Volodymyr Zelenskyj in a statement.

» Published: Sun 17 Aug 2025 03:08 CEST

Zelenskyj: Russia's Ceasefire Rejection Hinders Ukraine Peace Efforts
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"We see that Russia is rejecting many calls for a ceasefire and that they have not yet decided when they will stop killing. This complicates the situation", says Zelenskyj in a post on social media.

During the night towards Saturday, Swedish time, Russia's president Vladimir Putin met his American counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska. The meeting ended without an agreement on a ceasefire.

”If they (Russia) lack the will to carry out a simple order to stop the attacks, it may require a lot of effort to get Russia to have the will to implement something much larger – peaceful coexistence with its neighbors for decades”, says Zelenskyj in the same post.

In the post, a statement from the Nordic and Baltic countries was also attached about "unwavering support" to Ukraine, and a repeated demand for a ceasefire.

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