US President Donald Trump has said that if Russia refuses to agree to a 30-day ceasefire, it would be "a disappointing moment for the world".

Source: Trump speaking during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, as reported by European Pravda

Details:Trump emphasised that a ceasefire is the "first stage" of negotiations.

He also revealed that many details of the final agreement between Ukraine and the US have already been discussed.

Quote: "We’ve been discussing with Ukraine land. And pieces of land will be kept and lost, and all of the other elements of a final agreement. There’s a power plant [Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant – ed.] involved, a very big power plant. Who’s gonna get the power plant and who’s gonna get this and that and so, you know, it’s not an easy process." 

More details: The US president also stated that NATO and Russia’s presence in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine were also topics of discussion between US and Ukrainian representatives.

Trump also addressed Ukraine’s NATO membership, stating that "everybody knows what’s the answer to that question".

"They discussed NATO and being in NATO, and everybody knows what’s the answer to that. They’ve known this answer for 40 years," he said.

Background:

• Meanwhile, Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed that he "agrees" with the US proposal to halt hostilities but insists it must "lead to long-term peace". "We agree with the proposal to end the hostilities. However, we believe that this ceasefire should lead to long-term peace and the elimination of the root causes of the conflict," Putin said.
• Trump, in turn, described Putin’s statement as "promising, but not complete". 

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