Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he told Trump a ceasefire would only be possible after Cambodia had withdrawn all its forces and removed landmines. He wrote on social media: "Thailand will continue to perform military actions until we feel no more harm and threats to our land and people. I want to make it clear. Our actions this morning already spoke." Both sides reported continued bombing and artillery exchanges across the border on Saturday. Cambodia's defence ministry said that Thai fighter jets bombed hotel buildings and a bridge, while Thailand reported several civilians were injured in a Cambodian rocket attack. At least 21 people have died in the renewed fighting and 700,000 have been evacuated on both sides. Trump had claimed earlier in the week that he could stop the fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces that broke out on Monday just by picking up the phone. After speaking to both prime ministers on Friday night he wrote on social media that the two countries had agreed to "cease shooting effective this evening" and go back to the agreement they signed in front of the US president in October. "Both countries are ready for peace," he wrote. But in their comments after speaking to the US president, neither side mentioned an imminent ceasefire.

Anutin said he told Trump that Thailand was not the aggressor, and that Cambodia must show that it had withdrawn its forces and removed landmines from the border before a ceasefire was possible. "They must show us first," he said. The Cambodian leadership said they must fight on to protect their country's sovereignty. (BBC)