Moscow is in no hurry to accept the proposed 30-day truce, a US plan already accepted by Kiev. But Donald Trump is pushing and asking Moscow to "accept" the ceasefire, threatening "devastating sanctions" if it does not .

And Volodymyr Zelensky himself, who has declared himself ready for negotiations, claims he does not trust the Russians, while yesterday Putin made it known that he had visited, for the first time, the troops engaged in the counter-offensive in Kursk .

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged "not to rush" the idea of a ceasefire, stressing that Russia is first waiting to receive detailed information from the US on the talks in Saudi Arabia. "We have planned contacts with the Americans in the coming days, during which we expect to receive complete information," the spokesman added.

The Kremlin does not rule out the possibility of a new phone call between Putin and Trump . But this is not enough to hide the signs of tension emerging between Moscow and Washington.

As promised, the Americans immediately resumed supplies of weapons and intelligence to Kiev, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed that the US "strongly urges the Russians to end all hostilities." The head of US diplomacy also stated that the Europeans "must be involved" in the negotiating process. An idea that Moscow has already shown itself to be against.

There is no optimism on the Ukrainian side: "None of us believes the Russians," said Zelensky, stating that he expects, should Moscow reject the truce, "strong measures" by the US against Russia and a "strengthening" of Ukraine .

(Online Union)