Russia and Ukraine trade blame over faltering peace moves


FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, April 4, 2025. REUTERS/Alina Smutko/File Photo

(Reuters) -Russia and Ukraine traded new barbs over faltering peace efforts on Thursday, with Moscow accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of blocking diplomacy and Kyiv saying Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted the war to continue.

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will walk away from trying to negotiate a settlement to end Russia's war in Ukraine if Kyiv and Moscow do not make a deal soon.

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