Ukraine urges US to pressure Russia into ceasefire after US-Iran agreement

Kyiv on Wednesday called on the United States to pressure Russia into ending its invasion of Ukraine saying Washingtons ceasefire agreement with Iran showed the success of US decisivenessThe war in the Middle East suspended USled efforts to end the fouryear Ukraine warThe Kremlin also said it now hoped a new round of talks with US and Ukrainian delegations would be possible after Tehran and Washington agreed a twoweek ceasefireUkrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga wrote on social media American decisiveness works We believe it is time for sufficient decisiveness to force Moscow to cease fire and end its war against UkrainePresident Volodymyr Zelensky echoed those comments in a later post on social mediaUkraine has always called for a ceasefire in the war waged by Russia here in Europe against our state and our people and we support the ceasefire in the Middle East and the Gulf that paves the way for diplomatic efforts he wroteIn Moscow Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters We hope that in the foreseeable future they will have more time and more opportunities to meet in a trilateral format We look forward to thisSeveral rounds of USled talks have failed to bring the warring sides closer towards an agreementMoscow is demanding sweeping territorial and political concessions from Kyiv that Zelensky has ruled out as tantamount to capitulationUS Vice President JD Vance said Wednesday that the Ukraine war was proving the hardest to solveSpeaking during a visit to Budapest he said Washington would keep on working to find a solution and insisted there had been significant progressHe also slammed European leaders saying they dont seem particularly interested in solving this particular conflictUkraine urges energy ceasefireZelensky added that Ukrainian military teams helping Middle East countries counter Iranian drone attacks would stay in the regionKyiv says it has deployed more than 200 military personnel with expertise in downing drones to the region since Iran began retaliatory drone attacks across the Middle East in response to US and Israeli attacksUkrainian expert military teams will continue to work in the region to help further develop security capabilities Zelensky wrote on social mediaThe situation in this region has global implications any threats to security and stability in the Middle East and the Gulf amplify challenges for the economy and the cost of living in every country he addedHe reiterated readiness to pause strikes on Russian infrastructure if Moscow halted its longrange drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian power plants and gridUkraine tells Russia once again we are ready to respond in kind if the Russians stop their strikes It is obvious to everyone that a ceasefire can create the right preconditions for agreements Zelensky wroteThe Russian invasion of Ukraine launched in February 2022 has cost hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced millions making it the deadliest conflict in Europe since World War IIThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever