Ukraine Pushes US for Russia Ceasefire, Iran Deal Model

0:00It's April 8th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Ukraine's leadership is pushing the United States hard to force Russia into a ceasefire, pointing to Washington's recent two-week deal with Iran as, proof that tough action works. Kiev says that kind of decisiveness could finally end the four-year invasion that's wrecked their country since February 2022. Meanwhile, the Middle East flare up paused American-led talks on Ukraine, but now the Kremlin is optimistic about restarting trilateral meetings with. U.S. and Ukrainian teams pass rounds fill apart over Moscow's demands for big land grabs and political giveaways, which Zelensky calls straight-up surrender. Ukrainian foreign minister, Andrii Sibiga and President Zelensky both hit social media praising the Iran truce and calling for the same pressure on Russia. Former in Budapest, U.S. Vice President JD Vance called the Ukraine-mess the toughest puzzle

1:00yet, but said there's real progress in ripped European leaders for dragging their feet. Kiev's also got over 200 drone experts deployed in the Middle East, helping allies shoot down Iranian attacks, and Zelensky says those teams are staying put to boost regional security. He warns that instability there jacks of global energy costs and living expenses everywhere. Zelensky double down on offering a mutual pause on energy strikes if Russia stops hitting Ukraine's power plants with long-range drones and missiles. Kiev will hold fire too. That could set the stage for real diplomacy as tensions shift across these hotspots.