By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-12 13:10:34 | Updated at 2025-03-12 17:33:10
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Donald Trump is giving Russia a stern but strange message as a 30-day ceasefire deal with Ukraine is being worked out.
Trump also agreed to lift a pause on military aid and intelligence sharing to the country.
And Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio stated plainly that the 'ball is in Russia's court' when it comes to solidifying a peace deal with Ukraine this week.
'We hope to get Russia,' Trump told reporters after news broke on the deal. '
'You know, I've been saying Russia is easier to deal with than Ukraine, which is not supposed to be the way it is but it is.'
Trump will meet with the Taoiseach of Ireland at the White House on Wednesday before he heads to the Capitol to participate in the annual Friends of Ireland lunch.
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