Ukraine is not going to comply with any restrictions on its armed forces' measurement or fight readiness as a part of negotiations with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelensky's Deputy Chief of Workers Pavlo Palisa instructed Reuters in an interview printed on April 10.

"This can be a principled place of Ukraine — nobody, and definitely not the aggressor nation Russia, will dictate to Ukraine what sort of armed forces Ukraine ought to have," he mentioned.

The well-trained Ukrainian army stays the strongest safeguard in opposition to future Russian aggression, the official reiterated.

"I can guess what the Russian Federation is guided by — possibly they wish to put together, to make it simpler for themselves sooner or later, however no. Our job is to be taught the teachings (of the previous) nicely," he mentioned.

Kyiv has formally communicated its stance to Washington, in line with Palisa.

The remarks come amid a fragile partial ceasefire protecting strikes on vitality infrastructure and the Black Sea, brokered in U.S.-mediated talks in Saudi Arabia on March 11.

Kyiv had agreed to a full 30-day ceasefire, however Moscow rejected the proposal on March 13 except it included restrictions on Ukraine's army and an finish to overseas army support.

Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly stays unwilling to compromise in peace talks, complicating U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to safe a settlement.

President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned on April 9 that the U.S. would maintain additional ceasefire negotiations with Ukraine and Russia in separate conferences within the coming weeks.

"I imagine that sure cut-off dates will present alternatives to place stress on Russia. In case you have a ceasefire for an unclear interval — it’s a frozen battle," the president mentioned.

Trump, who has taken on a mediation function, mentioned on April 7 he was "not joyful" with Russia's intensified bombardments throughout Ukraine.

NBC Information reported on March 30 that Trump was "pissed off" at Putin's private animosity towards Zelensky, whereas the Telegraph wrote on March 23 that he was more and more offended over Russia's refusal to de-escalate the warfare.

Regardless of expressing frustration, Trump has thus far averted imposing any main sanctions or taking punitive motion in opposition to Moscow.

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