Zelenskiy says 30-day ceasefire was a real indicator

9/5/2025 6:35

Ukrainian President Volodymyr

Zelenskiy said on Thursday he told U.S. President Donald Trump

in a telephone call that a 30-day ceasefire was a "real

indicator" of moving towards peace with Russia and Kyiv was

ready to implement it immediately.



Zelenskiy spoke to Trump in the middle of a three-day

ceasefire proclaimed by Russian President Vladimir Putin,

coinciding with commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the

World War Two victory over Nazi Germany.



Zelenskiy has dismissed the three-day pause as

meaningless and each side has accused the other of violating it.



"Ukraine is ready for a complete 30-day ceasefire from this

very day, from this very moment," Zelenskiy said in his nightly

video address.



"But it has to be real... Thirty days which could become

the beginning of years of peace. A ceasefire, both prolonged and

reliable, will be a real indicator of a movement towards peace."



The Ukrainian president said Russia had to demonstrate its

readiness to end the war, starting with an unconditional

ceasefire.



Trump, in a social media post on Thursday, again called for

a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, though he made no reference to

his conversation with Zelenskiy.



He said that if the 30-day ceasefire "is not respected,

the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions."



A 30-day ceasefire was initially proposed by Washington

in March and Ukraine agreed. Russia has said such a measure can

only take effect once reliable measures of monitoring and

upholding it are put in place.



Zelenskiy said he also spoke to Trump about the ratification

by Ukraine's parliament on Thursday of an agreement to exploit

Ukraine's mineral riches along with the creation of an

investment fund for Ukraine's reconstruction.



He said he and Trump "noted how important it is that our

relationship has strengthened our countries over the decades".