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Ukraine says Russia 'completely ignoring' ceasefire proposal
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Posted on May 12, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 12, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Ukraine accuses Russia of ignoring a ceasefire proposal. Discussions with European and US officials focus on sanctions and defense aid.
KYIV (Reuters) - Russia is "completely ignoring" a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Ukraine and European powers that was to have begun on Monday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said.
Writing on X, Sybiha said he had spoken to European ministers meeting in London, and they had discussed steps that could be taken against Russia, including new sanctions against the Russian banking and energy sectors and the Russian central bank.
He said they had also discussed new defence assistance packages for Ukraine.
Sybiha also said he had a joint phone call with European foreign ministers and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to talk about the next steps in peace talks.
(Reporting by Yulia Dysa; Writing by Christian Lowe; Editing by Toby Chopra)
The main topic is Ukraine's accusation that Russia is ignoring a proposed ceasefire, and the discussions of sanctions and defense aid with European and US officials.
Potential new sanctions against the Russian banking and energy sectors and additional defense assistance for Ukraine are being considered.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, European ministers, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are involved in the discussions.
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