An hour after President Donald Trump announced that he will speak with Ukrainian Dictator Vladimir Zelensky about securing a 30-day ceasefire agreement, Ukraine’s ruler issued a video and social media post announcing a 30-day ceasefire, effective immediately. The ceasefire was announced by Zelensky hours after Ukraine’s Parliament signed Trump’s mineral deal into law.
“Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire starting right now, from this very moment — a 30-day silence,” Ukraine’s Dictator said Thursday afternoon. “But it must be real. No missile or drone strikes, no hundreds of assaults on the front. The Russians must respond appropriately – by supporting the ceasefire. They must prove their willingness to end the war. This isn’t the first time, we are offering this once again. Thirty days that could become the beginning of years of peace. A ceasefire, lasting and reliable, will be a real indicator of movement toward peace. America can help with this. The world needs America now just as it did eighty years ago.”
Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire starting right now, from this very moment — a 30-day silence. But it must be real. No missile or drone strikes, no hundreds of assaults on the front. The Russians must respond appropriately – by supporting the ceasefire. They must prove their… pic.twitter.com/zRX5o7qzff
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) May 8, 2025
A ceasefire is what Trump had called for an hour before Kiev’s announcement.
“Talks with Russia/Ukraine continue,” Trump said in a social media post Thursday afternoon. “The U.S. calls for, ideally, a 30-day unconditional ceasefire. Hopefully, an acceptable ceasefire will be observed, and both Countries will be held accountable for respecting the sanctity of these direct negotiations. If the ceasefire is not respected, the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions. Thousands of young soldiers are dying on a weekly basis, and everybody should want it to STOP. I do, and the United States of America does, also. As President, I will stay committed to securing Peace between Russia and Ukraine, together with the Europeans, and a Lasting Peace it will be! This ceasefire must ultimately build toward a Peace Agreement. It can all be done very quickly, and I will be available on a moment’s notice if my services are needed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
Before the social media post, the President told reporters in the White House that talks with Ukraine’s Dictator are set to take place.
“We just concluded the rare earth deal with Ukraine,” Trump said. “We appreciate that and I’ll be speaking with [Zelensky] in a little while.”
On Wednesday Vice President JD Vance said that Moscow is asking too much from Ukraine as part of a ceasefire agreement.
“I wouldn’t say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution,” Vance said during an onstage interview with the Munich security council president, Wolfgang Ischinger. “What I would say is, right now, the Russians are asking for a certain set of requirements, a certain set of concessions in order to end the conflict. We think they’re asking for too much. OK?”
Perhaps more interesting are statements made by Trump on Wednesday.
“We are getting to a point where some decisions are going to have to be made,” the President said. “I’m not happy about it … I’m not happy about it.”
On Tuesday Keith Kellogg, Washington’s special envoy to Ukraine, told Fox News that Kiev has agreed to a 30-kilometer-wide demilitarized zone along the line of contact, the ‘front lines’ of the war. The U.S. official also said that Ukraine’s battle lines are in a “good place” and that it is time for a ceasefire agreement.
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