Trump will not get Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, White House admits

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/02/trump-will-not-get-easter-ceasefire-ukraine-white-house/

by TheTelegraph

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  1. ***The Telegraph reports***:

    White House officials have admitted that Donald Trump will not secure a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter.

    Sources said the Trump administration was increasingly frustrated with the Kremlin’s stalling tactics and was preparing to pressure Moscow and Kyiv into agreeing a settlement.

    At the start of his presidency, Mr Trump set the goal of a full ceasefire to be brokered by April or May, with a lasting peace to follow.

    But such an agreement could not be secured in the coming months, senior Trump officials told Reuters, raising the possibility that the three-year conflict will drag on.

    The failure to end the war would be a significant blow to Mr Trump, a self-styled “peacemaker and unifier”, who repeatedly pledged during his presidential campaign to end the conflict within 24 hours.

    US officials have for weeks complained privately about Kyiv’s handling of the negotiations and what they view as resistance to a minerals deal with Washington and moving forward with peace talks.

    But in recent days, the sources said, officials had been increasingly frustrated with Moscow.

    Mr Trump betrayed his feelings on Sunday when he unexpectedly lashed out directly at Putin, saying he was “p—– off” with the Russian president for dragging his feet over ceasefire negotiations.

    In a series of calls and meetings at the weekend, White House and state department officials acknowledged that Putin was actively resisting Washington’s attempt to strike a lasting deal and discussed what economic and diplomatic punishments they could inflict, the sources said.

    “There is a deep frustration with the Russian government over negotiations,” James Hewitt, a US national security council spokesman said on Monday. He added that Mr Trump was “clear” he would impose secondary sanctions on oil if Russia was “not serious about bringing this conflict to a peaceful resolution”.

    The anger towards Moscow marks a notable shift in Washington’s belief that Russia is willing to negotiate.

    Trump has for weeks said he trusts the Russian president and believes he is committed to peace, but the White House had grown wary of Putin’s intentions in recent days, the sources said.

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  3. Therefore any mention of Ukr violating any ‘Agreements’ are propaganda, and should be removed from discussions.

  4. Yeah…being president is harder than it looks, isn’t it Donnie?

  5. But Trump told us the war would be over in 24 hours!! Could he have been….. lying!?!?

  6. Trump already failed. He said it would be over on day one.

  7. The level of Trump’s hubris and selfishness is stratospheric.

  9. I’m confused. I’ve been in a cave (or maybe a red state) but had assumed the war was over Jan 21.

  10. Who knew Healthcare reform, I mean, brokering a peace deal between two nations at war, could have been so hard?

    I wonder why his constituents don’t care about the failure to deliver so much!

    We’re gonna fix healthcare!

    – Does nothing to healthcare and fails to get any legislation passed.

    We’re gonna build a wall and fix the border!

    -Remains broken 8 years after he was elected

    Gonna stop the Ukraine war in 24 hours!

    -Suddenly realizes what everyone already knew, Russia has no desire to end it and is not making good faith attempts to do so

  11. Which promise has delivered on, on time? Thus far none.

    Every election promise he made, he made with a wave of his hand and a promise of immediacy.

    Zero have been delivered on.

    Meanwhile he’s set fire the US.

  12. Wow no shit! Can’t believe Americans voted these moronic imbeciles into power

  13. Yeah but when Trump gets into office he’ll end the war in 24 hours, right? Is he not in office yet?

  14. Trump is a clown who thinks he understands Putin and sees him as a kindred spirit, the strong man in charge of an empire. Putin will make peace when Ukraine surrenders, not before, and not ever until you force them by imploding their economy or delivering large enough battlefield defeats.

  15. Wasn’t this going to be over 24 hours after he took office?

  16. Easter “in the year 2525 if man is still alive ” maybe /s

  18. More on this subject from other reputable sources:

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    – Sydney Morning Herald (B+): [Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin, threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil](https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/trump-pissed-off-with-putin-threatens-secondary-tariffs-on-russian-oil-20250331-p5lnq2.html)
    – Nikkei Asia (B): [Trump ‘pissed off’ at Putin, threatens tariffs if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal](https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Ukraine-war/Trump-pissed-off-at-Putin-threatens-tariffs-if-Moscow-blocks-Ukraine-deal)
    – BBC Online (A-): [Donald Trump ‘very angry’ with Vladimir Putin over ceasefire negotiations](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20x7z36d56o)
    – Irish Times (B+): [Trump ‘p****d off’ at Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil if Moscow blocks Ukraine deal ](https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2025/03/30/trump-pd-off-at-putin-threatens-tariffs-on-russian-oil-if-moscow-blocks-ukraine-deal/)

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  21. AND…. He won’t get “America Great Again” by using tarrifs. His ideas of economic prosperity were tried and tested in the fires of his 5 bankruptcies. Murica is headed down the toilet destined to become one of his famed shithole countries.

  22. I’ve given Putin everything he wants and still doesn’t want to make peace, better attack Ukraine harder now – Trump probably

  24. Very good. Ukraine cannot be bullied by Trump’s amateur tactics.

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