Russia’s refusal to agree to a ceasefire is complicating efforts to bring meaningful peace in Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

Ukraine’s leader and his counterparts in Europe and the United States have spent months calling for a ceasefire first and then a full peace deal, while Vladimir Putin has insisted he only wants a comprehensive end to the war, rather than a pause in the fighting.

But Donald Trump – and Europe – now appear to have aligned with Putin’s demands and are putting pressure on Mr Zelensky to move towards a full agreement that could involve Ukraine giving up the Donbas, including territory which Russia does not currently occupy.

In a post on the social media site X, Mr Zelensky wrote: “We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determ

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