Zelenskyy demands tougher sanctions on Russia, says Putin is trying to prolong war | Fox News
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As Russian and U.S. officials prepared to speak about the 30-day ceasefire proposal, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russian President  of looking to prolong the war.

"Putin is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war and keep killing Ukrainians,"  in a post on X. "That’s why, in Moscow, they are surrounding the ceasefire idea with such preconditions that it either fails or gets dragged out for as long as possible."



Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via REUTERS/Leah Millis/Alina Smutko)



After Ukraine agreed to the U.S. ceasefire proposal earlier this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio put the onus on Russia and told reporters that the "ball is now in  court."

"As we have always said, the only one stalling, the only one being unconstructive, is Russia. They need this war. Putin has stolen years of peace and continues this war day after day," Zelenskyy added.



U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz sitting next to him, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., March 13, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)



On Thursday, Putin said he agreed with the U.S. plan for a 30-day ceasefire in "principle," but signaled that Russia would not be signing onto the agreement in its current form. Ukraine agreed to the plan following talks with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia, as long as Russia commits to the plan.



Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Rostelecom, Russia's largest telecommunications provider, president at the Kremlin in Moscow on June 7, 2023. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images)



Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.

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