Update(1828ET): President Trump in a late in the day Monday exchange with reporters said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin must come together to end the war.
He told the press at the White House that there had been violations of his proposed "energy ceasefire" by both Ukraine and Russia. Trump had previously stated that the warring sides agreed to an energy ceasefire, which Zelensky has balked at, saying specifics of when such a ceasefire is supposed begin must be shared with him. That's when this exchange happened:
REPORTER: You said Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire but both sides said they have not agreed to that. US PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well, they agreed. You know why? Because I said: "you agree." That's why. They agreed because I said they agreed. https://t.co/RUzKtvgxfz
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Trump responded: "Well, they agreed. You know why? Because I said: 'you agree.' That's why. They agreed because I said they agreed." We'll see how Zelensky and Putin respond to this. It will probably be with a shrug.
Meanwhile Reuters is newly reporting in the overnight hours (local):
Russia hit at least six energy targets during a night and morning of deadly airstrikes across Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday, adding this showed Moscow had no interest in
