“They will give up negotiations”, EU, Ukraine Fear Trump evacuation

Putin's failure to agree with the main demands of the US and Ukraine, such as maintaining a Ukrainian post-war military force, and the complexity of the conflict have led Trump to reevaluate his commitment to a peace deal, European senior officials for FT stress.

There are some people who think the Russians can reconcile” with Trump's proposal, another source for FT said, adding that the problem was there was no “anything instead of making this work”. “Some of the items are actually good, but it's the impatience to do so now that's the matter”, followed Periscope.

Meanwhile, some Ukrainian officials told FT that the possibility of Trump leaving the negotiating table is very serious.

Kiev has started silently to act alone in anticipation of a US withdrawal, increasing domestic arms production and intensifying talks with European allies about aid in the future.

The worst thing that can happen in US-Ukrainian relations is when Trump loses any interest in Ukraine”, he said, which added that “could be perceived by Putin as a silent US permit to escalate war”.

The Russian president offered a three-day ceasefire Monday during the May 8th-10th holiday, when Russia celebrates Soviet victory in World War II, but he has failed to keep his previous promises to stop hostilities during Easter and Ukraine's energy infrastructure. The US president was elected with the promise to end the war within “24 hours”, but his offers to Russia's Vladimir Putin and efforts to pressure Ukrainian leadership have failed to gain support for his initial proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, leaving him for a lasting ceasefire. (A2 Television)