Investing.com -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is getting ready to reject a ceasefire proposal. According to Zelenskiy, Putin is hesitant to communicate this decision directly to U.S. President Donald Trump.

In his evening address, Zelenskiy stated that Russia is imposing conditions on the ceasefire. This strategy, he noted, is designed to either delay the ceasefire or prevent it from taking place altogether.

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