President Donald Trump on April 27 urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine and accept a cease-fire agreement, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the coming week will be “very critical” in determining whether the United States will continue in its efforts to broker a deal.
Trump made the remarks following his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome on April 26.
Speaking to reporters in New Jersey, Trump said the meeting “went well” and that Zelenskyy had conveyed Ukraine’s need for more weapons to defend itself against Russian forces....
