The decision of US President Donald Trump to shorten the deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin is a demonstration of strength that can bring peace closer, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Twitter (X).

On 28 July, the day that US President Donald Trump announced a new deadline for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to end the war he started, Russian troops killed 22 civilians in Ukraine. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter) Quote: "As of now,

Donald Trump’s decision to sharply curtail a deadline for Vladimir Putin to halt his war in Ukraine is being met by silence in the Kremlin so far, though analysts say it won’t pressure the Russian president into changing course.