内容摘要：“The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” Bessent said when asked about reports that Ukraine was ready to agree to the pact. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that. And we are ready to sign this afternoon if they are.”

“The Ukrainians decided last night to make some last-minute changes,” Bessent said when asked about reports that Ukraine was ready to agree to the pact. “We’re sure that they will reconsider that. And we are ready to sign this afternoon if they are.”

. Israel accuses Hamas and other militants of siphoning off aid, though it hasn’t presented evidence for its claims. The U.N. denies significant diversion takes place, saying it monitors distribution.“Humanitarian aid should never be used as a bargaining chip,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said in Geneva. “There is a simple alternative. Lift the blockade, let humanitarian aid in, save lives.”

Huckabee said details of the new U.S.-backed system would be announced in the coming days, with deliveries set to begin “very soon,” though he gave no time frame.He depicted it as independent from Israel, which he said wouldn’t be involved in distribution. He said private companies would provide security, while Israel’s military would secure the perimeters from afar. He echoed Israel’s claims that it was necessary because Hamas was stealing aid.“I will be the first to admit it will not be perfect, especially in the early days,” Huckabee said.

A new group supported by the U.S., called, or GHF, has proposed implementing an aid distribution project along the lines of Israel’s demands, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The group is made up of American security contractors, former government officials, ex-military officers and humanitarian officials.

In its proposal, GHF said that it would initially set up four distribution sites, guarded by private security firms. Each would serve 300,000 people, covering only about half of Gaza’s population. Huckabee said that the system will be scaled up “as soon as it is possible.”

Aryeh Lightstone, a senior member ofPutin doesn’t want a truce to halt the war, because “it will mean that he has lost,” Antonina Metko, 43, told The Associated Press. “That is why they are postponing it. And everything will continue in the same way. Unfortunately.”

Vladyslav Nehrybetskyi, 72, was more upbeat, saying that “the seeds” of a peace agreement are being sown, even though “a difficult process” lies ahead. “So let’s hope.”Ukraine’s government has tried to keep up the momentum for a peace deal started by the Trump administration.

“Ukraine wants to end this war and is doing everything for this,” Zelenskyy said on Telegram. “We expect appropriate steps from Russia.”The Ukrainian leader said that he told Pope Leo XIV about peace efforts during his first phone conversation with the new pontiff.