Ukraine: What Trump does next is key - and he could go either way

Neither Putin nor Zelensky want to be seen by Trump as the obstacle to peace, writes Frank Gardner.

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The Ukrainian leader might have been expected to slam his opposite number in Moscow for not committing to a 30-day ceasefire, as demanded by Kyiv and its Western allies on Saturday.

Instead, writing on X, Zelensky called it "a positive sign that the Russians have finally begun to consider ending the war".

Zelensky added that Ukraine expected Russia to confirm it would abide by the proposed 30-day ceasefire, starting on Monday.

It's hard to tell if Zelensky really sees Putin's offer of direct talks as a "positive sign". This is as much about optics as anything else.