
Several weeks have now passed since the infamously heated argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump on February 28 in the Oval Office. Zelensky has now accepted the partial ceasefire demanded by the US, paving the way for negotiations to reach a peace agreement with Russia.
Perhaps feeling vindicated by Trump’s rhetoric, and with the upper hand on the battlefield, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been reluctant to accept the US proposal for a full cessation of hostilities. So far, he has only agreed to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.