Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to make βsome compromiseβ on his demand that a ceasefire takes place before any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin β as long as some security guarantees for Ukraine are established.
His comments come as Moscow openly contradicts the White House narrative that plans for a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky are βunderway.β
Ukraine and its allies in Europe have long pushed for there to be a ceasefire as a first step towards ending the war, which would require resolving seemingly intractable issues such as land and security guarantees.
Ukraine has previously agreed part of its security guarantees with Washington involves spending some $90 billion on US weapons, a cost Zelensky defended, saying: βI believe that a strong weapons component has been outlined, one that the Ukrainian army needs as part of security guarantees. This sum is justified.β
πΊπ¦π·πΊ Zelensky is hanging by a thread?
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) July 19, 2025
He says"everything must be done to achieve a ceasefire", they are ready to meet with Russia next week.
That sounds like desperation pic.twitter.com/IsMPChBm06
