Are the lines moving for a ceasefire in Ukraine? Hard to say. In any case, since Saturday December 7, declarations of intent have multiplied, particularly from Donald Trump, President-elect of the United States. On the front, Russia announced that it had captured a new village in eastern Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelensky announced the number of soldiers killed since the start of the conflict on February 24, 2022. Here is what we must remember from this new day of war in Ukraine, Sunday December 8, 2024.
Donald Trump wants a ceasefire
The day after a trilateral meeting between Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée in Paris, the American president-elect called for a “immediate ceasefire” a Ukraine. “There should be an immediate ceasefire and negotiations should begin. Too many lives have been lost in vain, too many families have been destroyed, and if this continues, it could turn into something bigger, and much worse,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform, saying that Ukraine lost “ridiculously” 400,000 soldiers and “many more civilians”.
In his message, Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, also assured that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “would like to make a deal” to end the war. “I know Vladimir well. It's time to act. China can help. The world is waiting! “, concluded Donald Trump. The US president-elect also warned Ukraine to expect ” probably “ unless there is American aid after he takes office.
Volodymyr Zelensky prudent
The Ukrainian president assured, for his part, “want lasting peace” for his country. “I said we need a peace that the Russians cannot destroy in a few years, as they have done many times in the past,” Volodymyr Zelensky told theAgence France-Pressereferring to his meeting the day before with Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron. “When we talk about effective peace with Russia, we must first of all talk about effective peace guarantees,” he added, calling on his allies to “guarantee the reliability of peace and not turn a blind eye to the occupation” Ukrainian territories.
Russia points the finger at Ukraine in the negotiation
Faced with these diplomatic declarations, Moscow broke its silence on Sunday December 8. Russia said it was open to talks while accusing the Ukrainian president of “refuse to negotiate” with Vladimir Putin the end of the conflict in Ukraine. She once again demands that kyiv take into account “the realities on the ground. Furthermore, Zelensky by decree banned himself and his administration from any contact with Russian leaders, and this position has not changed,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
43,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since 2022
Volodymyr Zelensky said 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and another 370,000 wounded since the conflict with Russia began almost three years ago. “Since the start of the war, Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield,” the Ukrainian president said on social media, adding that among the wounded, half returned to fight.
A village falls to the Russians
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the capture of a new village in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine. The village of Blahodatne, where the eastern and southern fronts meet, has been captured, the ministry said in a statement, confirming the gradual advance of Russian troops in recent months on the eastern front.
