Bloomberg: US wants Ukraine ceasefire by April 20

|US media outlet Bloomberg says US President Donald Trump’s administration told European officials that it wants to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine by Easter on April 20.

Bloomberg reported the move on Sunday, quoting people briefed on conversations about the matter. It said some officials called the pace of the talks ambitious and potentially unrealistic.

The article quotes another person as saying it is much more likely that a resolution will be reached by the end of this year.

The story comes as senior officials from the United States and Russia are said to hold talks soon in Saudi Arabia.

The US administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, told FOX News that he will leave for Saudi Arabia on Sunday night and, as instructed by Trump, will have meetings in the kingdom.

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that the talks in Saudi Arabia would take place on Tuesday.

Trump told reporters on Sunday that he could meet Russian President Vladimir Putin “very soon” to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine.

But Ukraine and European countries have expressed opposition to ceasefire talks that exclude Ukraine.

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