Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Vladimir Putin of being afraid to admit to Donald Trump that he wants to reject the ceasefire dea and “kill more Ukrainians”.In his nightly address, the President of Ukraine said: “Putin often does this - he does not say ‘no’ directly,

A brief ceasefire would be "nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military," a senior Kremlin aide said on Thursday.