Posted on 03/23/2025 6:10:05 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
The U.S. is hoping a “broad ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine can be struck in the coming weeks before Easter, Bloomberg wrote on Sunday.
Separate negotiations between the U.S. and Russia and Ukraine have taken place over the last few weeks with hopes to pause the fighting for 30-days.
Sources familiar with the planning told Bloomberg the White House is aiming “for a truce agreement by April 20.”
The date is seen as significant because this year both Western and Orthodox churches mark Easter on the same day.
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Russia ‘undermines peace efforts’
In recent days, Russia increased strikes on Ukrainian cities and giving off signals that it is in no hurry to reach a deal, Bloomberg wrote.
Russia attacked Kyiv overnight on March 23, striking multiple residential buildings and killing at least three people including a five-year-old girl and her father. Ten other people were injured, including an 11-month-old child, according to the Kyiv City Military Administration.
Ukrainess Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia’s actions “undermines peace efforts by the US and other partners.”
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The EU will drag the world 🌍 into war.
German newspaper Welt Am Sonntag, citing ‘EU diplomatic sources familiar with the matter”, reports that “China proposed to the EU to participate in the ‘Coalition of the Willing’’ so as to “increase Russia’s acceptance of peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.” X^| 3/23/25 | Arnaud Bertrand
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