Trump wants deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine by Aug 8, US tells UN
This combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows (from left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sep 26, 2024 in Washington, DC; US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Apr 7, 2025; and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Kazan on Oct 24, 2024. (File photos: AFP/Saul Loeb, Alexander Nemenov, Drew Angerer)
UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine by Aug 8, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.
“Both Russia and Ukraine must negotiate a ceasefire and durable peace. It is time to make a deal. President Trump has made clear this must be done by Aug 8. The United States is prepared to implement additional measures to secure peace,” senior US diplomat John Kelley told the 15-member council.
Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia "10 days from today" if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its war in Ukraine.
Kyiv and Moscow have held three rounds of talks in Istanbul this year that yielded exchanges of prisoners and bodies, but no breakthrough to defuse the more than three-year conflict.
Ukraine’s deputy UN Ambassador Khrystyna Hayovyshyn said Russia must be confronted with "unity, resolve and action."
"We seek a comprehensive, just and lasting peace grounded in the principles of the UN Charter and nothing less. We repeat - a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire is essential. It is the first step to halting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," she told the council.
