President Trump is hoping for an extension of a planned three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, he told reporters on Friday.
“I’d like to see a big extension,” President Trump replied when he was asked if he would be talking to Presidents Zelensky and Putin about the weekend ceasefire, to coincide with Victory Day festivities celebrating the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II.
As well as agreeing to bring a temporary halt to the fighting, Russia and Ukraine have also agreed to exchange thousands of prisoners.
President Trump said he had called for the ceasefire and both leaders agreed “readily.”
“We have a little period of time where they’re not going to be killing people. That’s very good,” he said.
“And they also agreed to give… a thousand prisoners back, so they’re going to be transferring almost immediately a thousand prisoners from each side. That’s very good.”
Earlier in the week, both sides declared unilateral ceasefires and then accused the other side of violating the peace.
Russia threatened strikes on Ukraine if it was not allowed to hold its Victory Day parade in Moscow.
According to the Associated Press, this year’s parade will be the first in which no tanks, missiles or other equipment is paraded through Red Square.
In recent weeks, Ukraine has stepped up attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure.
Last weekend, a nighttime drone attack hit Primorsk, Russia’s largest oil port on the Baltic, and caused a large fire.
The port is capable of processing hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day, and has been targeted by Ukraine multiple times since March.
The extent of the damage caused by the latest strike is unclear.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukrainian forces destroyed a number of military and other targets.
“One more Russian carrier of Kalibr missiles is out of action. Major General Yevhen Khmara reported on the successful destruction of targets in the Primorsk port,” Zelensky wrote in a Telegram post on Sunday.
He also said drones hit a missile ship, patrol boat and a “shadow fleet” tanker that was being used to skirt Western sanctions on Russian energy exports.
In another post, Zelensky said Ukrainian forces hit two other “shadow fleet” tankers near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
“These tankers were actively used to transport oil. Now they won’t,” he said.
Ukrainian officials say Moscow’s oil revenue is directly financing the war, making it a fair target.
In April, Ukrainian forces attacked Russian oil refineries, sea terminals and pipelines at least 18 times.
Strikes have reached as far as 1,600 km into Russia.
Russia’s oil-refining is now at a 17-year-low of about 4.7 million barrels a day.
Moscow has lost about $7 billion in oil revenue since the start of the year.
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Yeah, because fighting one war in Ukraine against them ruskies and another for israel is just too much at the same time. Trumpy Bear needs to pick his favorite then get back to the other a bit later. If not, he will be forced to use nukes. Then he’ll say, ” Look what you made me do”. FDJT
HEADLINES READ:
Trump Hopes for Extended Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire
WHILE
State Department Approves $373.6 Million Precision Bomb Package For Ukraine
CAN YOU SAY WAR PROFITEERING?
Sniff sniff , can ya smell it?
Yep. Thats why masks will be mandated again next week, so we can’t smell their disgusting shite.