Wołodymyr Zelnski: If the Easter truce becomes a fact, Ukraine suggests that it be extended

Wołodymyr Zelanski said that if Easter truce really became a fact, Ukraine would propose to be extended. At the same time, he stated that the Russian artillery fire has not stopped yet, and the enemy attacks on several sections of the front.

Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday that that day at 18 (17 Polish time) in the war with Ukraine will come into force Easter truce. According to him, the suspension of the fighting is to take until midnight (23 o'clock in Poland) from Sunday to Monday.

The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that the order of a truce was transferred to all commanders of branches fighting Ukraine, and the Russian troops will follow it if the Ukrainian side acts the same.

President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelnski in the first response to this message declared, that Russian drones over Ukraine testify to the real attitude of Putin to Easter and human life.

Zelanski's announcement

After 20:15, Zełenski took the floor again.

“So far, according to the reports of the Supreme Commander, Russian assault operations are ongoing on several sections of the front line, and the Russian artillery fire has not stopped. Therefore, there is no confidence in the words flowing from Moscow,” the President of Ukraine wrote in social media.

He reminded that Russia rejected the proposed by USA A full 30 -day suspension of weapons and said that if Moscow really agrees to “get involved in the format of the full and unconditional suspension of weapons, Ukraine would act accordingly – reflecting Russia's actions.”

He said that if Easter truce really became a fact, Ukraine would propose to be extended.

European Commission: We must see that aggression has really ceased

She also issued a statement on Easter truce European Commission. It wrote that Russia could end the war at any time if she really wanted it. “Russia has experience in being an aggressor, so we must first see that aggression has really ceased and that unambiguous actions have been taken for permanent suspension of weapons,” she said.

The Russians continue “constant fire”

The head of the Ukrainian government center of counteracting disinformation Andrij Kaluenko also informed about the ongoing Russian fire.

– Putin decided to announce for an hour in advance that he gave the order to stop the fire for two days in the hope that Ukraine would violate (truce – ed.), That he would be able to provoke it, and then he will be able to tell the United States that Russia is the main fake, he wants peace, and Ukraine did not – he donated Kałenko on a telegram.

He stated that it was a “trivial, typical tactic of Russia”, adding that in 2023 Russia announced the “Christmas Eve truce”, and then violated him.

He reported that the Russian army is currently “continuing some assault activities”. – The Russians are trying to pretend that they are 'peace forces', but on March 11 they refused to suspend their weapons unconditional, and now they are conducting information surgery, talking about 'truce', but continuing to fire. And all this to blame Ukraine – summed up Kałenko.