Europe, Canada urge Putin to respond immediately to U.S. ceasefire proposal

Bloomberg reported the information.

On Friday, April 4, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, during a joint press conference with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, accused Russia of "flip-flopping" by continuing to attack Ukraine's energy infrastructure, despite the previously agreed-upon commitment to halt such attacks.

“Today, Russia owes an answer to the U.S.,” Barrot said. “It has to be yes, it has to be no — it has to be a quick answer.”

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The outlet explained that this call from Kyiv's Western allies is an attempt to “call Moscow out on its willingness” to reach a ceasefire. At the same time, U.S. officials have expressed frustration with Russia's stalling in negotiations to end the war.

According to Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp, European allies were “very much converging” on the fact that Russia is stalling the talks and would like to see more pressure applied on Moscow.

At the same time, according to Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly, the Kremlin “has to come with a position” or face consequences.

“We see you, Vladimir Putin, we know what you’re doing,”  Lammey said, referring to Russia's recent attacks on Ukrainian cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv.

• American leader Donald Trump was “very angry” and “pissed off” when Russian leader Vladimir Putin questioned the authority of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to the U.S. president, such statements are “not going in the right location.”
• On March 31, Trump said he was "displeased" with the statements of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
• On April 1, media reported that President Trump thinks Putin is stalling on talks about a full cease-fire in Ukraine.