08:15-New negotiations on a ceasefire on Sunday in Saudi Arabia
On Tuesday, the American emissary Steve Witkoff assured that negotiations on a cease-fire in Ukraine would “begin on Sunday in Djedda”, in Saudi Arabia. Regarding the truce limited to energy infrastructure and the sea ceasefire in the Black Sea, “I think that the Russians have accepted these two points. I hope that the Ukrainians will accept it,” he launched on Fox News.
08:10 – Germany criticizes Russia for “playing a game”
Germany in support of Ukraine. The German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius shared kyiv’s position in a television interview about the strategy employed by Moscow in the context of peace negotiations. “We have found that attacks on civil infrastructure have absolutely not decreased during the first night according to this supposedly revolutionary and formidable telephone call,” he said, reproaching the Kremlin master of “playing a game”, in a context of war, and after new Russian strikes on Ukrainian soil.
08:08 – “All your game is to weaken as much as possible,” says Zelensky
The Ukrainian President spoke at an online press conference organized in Finland where he was visiting, after the telephone exchange between Trump and Putin. “There is no confidence in Putin,” he said. “All his game is to weaken as much as possible,” he regrets. “They (Russia) are not ready to put an end to this war (…) They will still mention additional conditions,” he said. According to him, the Kremlin aspires to “seize more territories” in Ukraine, despite its agreement to negotiate and the lack of information on this subject. “We are not a salad or a compote for this person (Vladimir Putin), despite his appetite,” he said.
03/18/25 – 23:35 – Donald Trump evokes the “next step”
End of the live – “The next step would be a full fire and an agreement,” said the White House tenant Tuesday evening in an interview with Washington Examine. Revealing in passing that this conversation Tuesday with Vladimir Putin was far from being the first with his Russian counterpart, Donald Trump judged that it was however “a good start” which “will lead to other things”.
03/18/25 – 22:34 – The British Prime Minister greets “Progress made by President Trump”
Keir Starmer acknowledged “the progress made by President Trump” on Tuesday after the American president’s call with Vladimir Putin. “This process must lead to a fair and lasting peace for Ukraine,” said the spokesperson for the British Prime Minister in a statement. And to add: “We will stay by his side as long as it takes to ensure that Russia can never launch an illegal invasion again.”
03/18/25 – 21:46 – Call with Putin: Zelensky publicly claims “details” from Trump
“I think it would be just that we have a conversation with President Trump and we know the details of what the Russians offered to the Americans or what the Americans offered to the Russians,” the Ukrainian president also reacted on Tuesday evening after the call between Trump and Putin, earlier during the day.
03/18/25 – 21:12 – Zelensky favorable to stopping strikes on energy infrastructure, but…
In principle, the Ukrainian president said he was in favor of stopping strikes on the energy infrastructure desired by Russia. “We will support such proposals, but it is very interesting to know the details and what is really proposed,” tempered Volodymyr Zelensky, however, on the occasion of an online press conference.
03/18/25 – 20:49 – Zelensky judges that Putin conditions prove that he is not ready “to end” in war
The Ukrainian President did not fail to react Tuesday evening to Moscow announcements at the end of the Trump-Putine telephone meeting. For Volodymyr Zelensky, the conditions set by Vladimir Putin to accept peace are proof that he is not ready “to end” in the war in Ukraine. “All his game is to weaken as much as possible,” he said at an online press conference.