Trump administration doubts ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached soon - Reuters
Senior officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump have begun discussing the possibility that a peace deal in Ukraine will not be reached in the coming months.
This was reported by Reuters, Censor.NET informs.
"Senior Trump administration officials have discussed in recent days the likelihood that the U.S. will be unable to secure a Ukraine peace deal in the next few months and are drawing up new plans to pressure both Kyiv and Moscow," the newspaper writes.
It is noted that at the beginning of his presidency, Donald Trump and his top advisers intended to reach a full ceasefire by April or May. In the months that followed, they hoped to achieve a lasting peace.
However, according to administration officials, no deal seems imminent, raising the possibility that the full-scale war with Russia will drag on and will require more Western support for Ukraine's military operations.
According to Reuters, top Trump team officials have privately complained about Kyiv's handling of the negotiations, as well as the Ukrainian side's "resistance" to the minerals deal and the progress of peace talks. But in recent days, sources say, officials have become increasingly frustrated with Moscow.
In a series of meetings and calls over the weekend, the White House and State Department acknowledged that Putin is actively opposing Washington's attempts to reach a lasting peace agreement. They even discussed what economic or diplomatic punishments might push Russia closer to a deal.
