Europe（欧洲） and US briefly（简要地，暂时地）upped (up原形: 增加) the pressure on Russia（俄罗斯） over Ukraine（乌克兰）. Trump upended (upend原形: 颠覆) that.
Analysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN
Published 8:08 AM EDT, Mon May 12, 2025
For about 30 hours, the illusion (错觉) of transatlantic (跨大西洋的) unity (联盟) over Ukraine was maintained (maintain原形: 维持).
Europe and Ukraine had demanded (demand原形: 要求) a deal on the 30-day unconditional (无条件的) ceasefire (停火) the Trump administration (政府) proposed (propose原形: 提议) two months earlier. European leaders said US President（总统） Donald Trump had personally backed (back原形: 支持) their plan – and threat (威胁) of sanctions (制裁) if Russia declined (decline原形: 拒绝) to sign up by Monday.
Trump’s special envoy (特使) to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, even joined a chorus (齐声) of US allies (盟友) demanding (demand现在分词，要求) Russia adhere (遵守) to the ceasefire demand.
But then Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke, refusing (refuse现在分词，拒绝) to even mention the demand, and instead presenting (present现在分词，提出) something old as something new: direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul. And transatlantic unity shattered (shatter原形: 破碎). Trump leapt (leap原形: 跳/迅速行动) on the Kremlin (克里姆林宫) proposal（建议，提议） – simply stating (state现在分词: 声明) that Putin didn’t want a ceasefire – and instead pressuring (pressure现在分词: 施压) Ukraine’s President to “HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!!!”
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For about thirty hours, Europe and the United States maintained a rare moment of transatlantic unity over the Ukraine crisis. Both sides demanded that Russia accept a thirty-day unconditional ceasefire that the Trump administration had proposed two months earlier.
But then Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke, refusing to even mention the ceasefire demand. Instead, he presented something old as something new: direct Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul. This response immediately shattered the transatlantic unity that had been carefully maintained.
Trump immediately leapt on the Kremlin proposal, simply stating that Putin didn't want a ceasefire. Instead of maintaining the unified ceasefire demand, Trump dramatically shifted position and pressured Ukraine's President to quote 'HAVE THE MEETING, NOW!' This marked the complete breakdown of transatlantic unity.
This timeline reveals how quickly diplomatic unity can collapse. What began as thirty hours of coordinated transatlantic pressure on Russia ended with Trump abandoning the ceasefire demand and supporting Putin's alternative proposal. The episode demonstrates the fragility of international coalitions when key players suddenly change their positions.