Our source in the President's Office reported that during negotiations in Washington, Donald Trump made a tough demand to Volodymyr Zelenskyy - to refuse to broadcast the narrative about the need for a temporary ceasefire.
According to the interlocutor, the American president insists that spreading the idea of even a short-term cessation of hostilities could play into the Kremlin's hands. On Bankova, they tried to convince their partners of the opposite, emphasizing that a temporary pause would make it possible to save lives and strengthen defenses.
" Trump made it clear: if Kyiv publicly promotes the thesis of a ceasefire, it will be regarded as a signal of weakness. The OP is trying to balance, but is expected to be forced to adjust the messages ," the source notes.
Bankova believes that in the event of a failure of the negotiation track, it is possible to return to the sanctions scenario and try to put pressure on Russia through an information campaign, using publications in Western media.
