U.S. Treasury Secretary Vincent Bescent: We are ready to sign [on the Ukraine minerals deal]; Ukraine made some last-minute changes.
The document shows that European countries and Ukraine have raised objections to some of the plans proposed by the United States to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
On April 19, the Kremlin: Russian President Vladimir Putin said that for humanitarian reasons, Russia will stop all military operations from 18:00 (local time) on April 19 to 0:00 on April 21. It is expected that the Ukrainian side will follow our example. At the same time, our military must be ready to repel possible violations of the armistice and provocations of the enemy, as well as any aggression.
The Ukrainian side entered a second round of restrictive negotiations with bondholders.