Polish Prime Minister says war in Ukraine could be frozen soon
Photo: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (Vitalii Nosach/RBC-Ukraine)
Russia's war against Ukraine may be frozen soon. This could happen "sooner rather than later," The Guardian reports.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk made such a statement after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
"There are certain signals, I also have an intuition - that perhaps a freezing of the conflict - I don't want to say the end of the war, but a freezing of the conflict - could happen sooner rather than later," said Tusk.
In the Polish Prime Minister's view, there is reason for hope, since today marks the deadline for the ultimatum issued by US President Donald Trump. According to Tusk, Zelenskyy "is very cautious, but still optimistic."
"The Ukrainian side is very keen for Europe, including Poland, to take part in shaping this future ceasefire and, later, peace. We are also very keen on this, so that peace can prevail in our region, because that would also have a very positive impact on our security," Tusk added.
Trump's deadline
On July 14, US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with high tariffs if a peace agreement on Ukraine was not reached within 50 days.
On July 28, Trump said there was "no reason for waiting." The next day, the US President announced that Russia had 10 days to end the war in Ukraine. According to Trump, the countdown started on July 29. That means today, August 8, marks the end of Trump's deadline.
