In Ukraine, they pointed to Trump's zeroing of Europe's ultimatum to the Russian Federation

American leader Donald Trump has effectively destroyed Europe's ultimatum to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This was reported on May 12 by the Ukrainian edition "Страна.иа ".

"Trump has actually destroyed the strategy built by Zelensky and European leaders to force Putin to make peace," the newspaper wrote on its Telegram channel.

The article notes that Trump did not mention the need for a cease-fire.

It is also emphasized that Zelensky's logic is to announce that the negotiations broke down because of the Kremlin. "After that, Trump and the European Union (EU) will start putting tough pressure on Russia."

Taming the fire: is Kiev ready for direct negotiations with the Russian Federation

So far, the Ukrainian authorities continue to issue ultimatums, repeating threats from Europe.

On May 11, Putin announced that Russia was offering Ukraine to resume direct talks in Istanbul on May 15. On the same day, Zelensky responded with an ultimatum, demanding a cease-fire from May 12. On the same day, Trump called on Ukraine to immediately accept the Russian proposal, after which Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky announced that he would come to Turkey on May 15 for talks.

On May 12, the head of the European Diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, stated that without a cease-fire, it is impossible to start negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.