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Trump made no mention of a deadline or his previous remarks in Wednesday's post on his Truth Social platform.In a post on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talked about the scale Russian attacks on his country since Moscow's full-scale invasion in 2022.
"Many have spoken with Russia at various levels. But none of these talks have brought a reliable peace, or even stopped the war," Zelensky wrote."If the world reacts weakly to Putin's threats, he interprets it as a readiness to turn a blind eye to his actions," he added.On Wednesday, a delegation of Ukrainian officials including Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and Presidential Office head Andriy Yermak were set to meet with US senators in Washington to discuss arms purchases and efforts to stop the fighting.
In a social media post, Yermak said that the delegation planned to discuss "defense support and the situation on the battlefield", sanctions against Russia and a previously signed reconstruction investment fund.The post also comes just days after a second round of direct peace talks in Istanbul between the warring sides ended without a major breakthrough, although they agreed to swap more prisoners of war.
Ukrainian negotiators said Russia rejected an "unconditional ceasefire" - a key demand of Kyiv and its Western allies including the US.
The Russian team said they had proposed multi-day ceasefires in "certain areas" of the frontline in Ukraine, although they gave no further details.While the OECD highlighted better-than-expected UK economic growth, which strengthened to 0.7% between January and March, it cautioned that "momentum is weakening" due to "deteriorating" business sentiment.
It forecast the UK economy would expand by 1% in 2026, compared to the 1.2% it pencilled in a few months ago."The state of the public finances is a significant downside risk to the outlook if the fiscal rules are to be met," the OECD said.
It suggested that Reeves should adopt a "balanced approach" of "targeted spending cuts" and tax increases to improve the UK's public finances."Strengthening the public finances remains a priority... including through the upcoming Spending Review," the OECD said.