AdvertisementAdvertisementThis combination of pictures created on May 25, 2025 shows (from left) Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sep 26, 2024 in Washington, DC; US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Apr 7, 2025; and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Kazan on Oct 24, 2024. (File photos: AFP/Saul Loeb, Alexander Nemenov, Drew Angerer)01 Aug 2025 06:08AM (Updated: 01 Aug 2025 06:10AM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine by Aug 8, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday.“Both Russia and Ukraine must negotiate a ceasefire and durable peace. It is time to make a deal. President Trump has made clear this must be done by Aug 8. The United States is prepared to implement additional measures to secure peace,” senior US diplomat John Kelley told the 15-member council.Trump said on Tuesday that the United States would start imposing tariffs and other measures on Russia "10 days from today" if Moscow showed no progress toward ending its war in Ukraine.Kyiv and Moscow have held three rounds of talks in Istanbul this year that yielded exchanges of prisoners and bodies, but no breakthrough to defuse the more than three-year conflict.Russia kills 25 in Ukraine, as Kremlin says 'committed' to peace"We intend to continue the negotiations in Istanbul," Russia’s deputy UN Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy told the council, but he added: “Despite the meetings in Istanbul, in the West, the war party did not go away ... We continue hearing voices of those who think that diplomacy is just a way of criticizing Russia and exerting pressure on it."Ukraine’s deputy UN Ambassador Khrystyna Hayovyshyn said Russia must be confronted with "unity, resolve and action.""We seek a comprehensive, just and lasting peace grounded in the principles of the UN Charter and nothing less. We repeat - a full, immediate and unconditional ceasefire is essential. It is the first step to halting Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," she told the council.Source: Reuters/fsSign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST