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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : European leaders speak together by phone with Trump over Ukraine Several northern European leaders said they had a good conversation with President Trump Thursday shortly before he posted on his Truth Social platform to say that the U.S. calls for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.
66% : Zelenskyy tells Trump he's ready for a ceasefire in Ukraine Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he had a "good conversation" with Donald Trump, during which the two marked Victory Day and discussed the path toward peace in Ukraine.
59% : While Britain, France and the U.S. held ceremonies Thursday, EU foreign ministers opted to meet in Lviv in support of Ukraine.
56% : EU to help Ukraine purchase weapons using Russian frozen assets Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the European Union will allocate almost 1.9 billion euros for military support to his country.
56% : Zelenskyy said Friday he briefed Trump on the battlefield situation and reiterated that Ukraine is ready for a 30-day ceasefire "starting even today," urging Russia to support the proposal.
46% : Nordic and Baltic leaders gathering ahead of a security meeting in Oslo, Norway, called Trump up Thursday and "put the phone on the table" to speak to him,
44% : Zelenskyy added that Trump confirmed his desire to help end the war and supported the idea of a ceasefire, with both agreeing to remain in contact.
37% : EU endorses special tribunal to prosecute Russian crimes in Ukraine Standing alongside top Ukrainian government officials in Lviv, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas paid respects to the victims of the war in Ukraine at a cemetery there.
27% : Trump said if the ceasefire is not respected "the U.S. and its partners will impose further sanctions" on Russia.

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