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Putin's "Easter Truce" Comes After White House Threatens to Pull Out of Peace Talks

Politiko 2025-04-20 13:20:55

Putin's "Easter Truce" Comes After White House Threatens to Pull

Some critics of Russia are interpreting Putin's so-called "Easter truce" as Moscow's attempt to keep Washington - and the American president - on its side.

There have been a number of comments from White House officials in recent weeks suggesting that US President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly impatient with the lack of progress towards a peace deal, writes the BBC . 

Last month, Trump said he was "furious" with Putin, threatening to impose 50% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil if Moscow blocked efforts for a peace deal. However, he later excluded Russia from the list of countries targeted by US tariffs.
On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump would not fall into the trap of "endless negotiations" and they would know within weeks "whether Russia is serious about peace or not".
A day before Putin's ceasefire announcement, Trump said the US would "take a pass" in mediating further Russia-Ukraine talks if Moscow or Kiev "make it very difficult" to reach a peace deal.

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