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Europe, Zelensky said, "has discipline and no chaos". That might be seen as an oblique and unflattering comparison with the twists and turns coming out of the Trump White House.I asked him about the conditions Russia's President Vladimir Putin has attached to the latest small step in the Trump peace initiative, which is a maritime ceasefire in the Black Sea.

After Ukraine and Russia held separate meetings with the Americans in Saudi Arabia, the Kremlin issued a statement that required concessions as Russia's price for a ceasefire.The most significant demand was for a state-owned Russian bank to be readmitted to the Swift system for international payments. That would open a door back into mainstream global commerce for Russia.That decision does not depend on Trump, as Swift is based in Belgium.

The European Union foreign affairs spokeswoman responded with a statement saying one of the "main preconditions" for lifting or amending sanctions on Russia was "the end of the Russian unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine and the unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine".Even Trump, reluctant to criticise Putin, suggested that Russia might be "dragging its feet" in the negotiations with the US. It reminded him of his own business career.

He told the US cable channel Newsmax that "I've done it over the years… I don't want to sign a contract. I want to sort of stay in the game."

I asked Zelensky where the push for a ceasefire stood, given Russia's demands. He called for a resolute response from the Americans.Peters formed his band in 1981 in Rhyl, Denbighshire, out of the punk era and had a top 20 hit, Sixty Eight Guns, two years later.

that those who could not fit inside the church could hear the service from the grounds outside.Peters' funeral will be held in the Parish Church of St Bridget and St Cwyfan in Dyserth, Denbighshire, on 29 May at 15:00 BST - but attendees are encouraged to arrive before 14:00.

Peters was born in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, and lived in Dyserth with his wife of 39 years, Jules and their sons Dylan, 20 and Evan, 18.Peters was first diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995, and later diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which returned in 2015.