Trump calls for immediate Ukraine truce

US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday called for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations between Ukraine and Russia to end “the madness”, prompting President Volodymr Zelensky to say that there could be no peace without guarantees.

Trump made his comments just hours after meeting Zelensky in Paris for their first face-to-face talks since Trump won last month’s US election. Trump has vowed to bring about a negotiated end to the conflict, but so far has not provided details.

“Zelensky and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, adding that Kyiv had lost some 400,000 soldiers.

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