The President of Ukraine Wołodymyr Zelanski said on Thursday that Vladimir Putin “in fact preparing a refusal” for a proposal of a 30-day suspension of weapons, despite the fact that the Russian leader had previously stated that his state was correct with her. Zelanski also decided that international pressure should be intensified to a Russian aggressor by introducing additional sanctions.
Vladimir Putin He spoke on Thursday about the proposal to establish a 30-day complete suspension of weapons in Ukraine. As he said Russia He agrees with the American proposal, but with the proviso that Moscow cares about “lasting peace” and that “issues to discuss” remain.
Zełenski: Putin does so often
He reacted to Putin's speech on the same evening Wołodymyr Zelanski. In the recording published on social media, he said: – We have just heard from Russia a very predictable, very manipulative words of Putin in response to the idea of silence on the front (truce -ed.). In fact, he is now preparing a refusal – he emphasized.
The President of Ukraine assessed that Putin is afraid to tell Trump directly that he wants to continue the war, “kill Ukrainians”. – That is why they, in Moscow, formulate the idea of a truce with such preliminary conditions, so that nothing came of it, or that it does not succeed as long as possible. Putin does it often – he does not say “no”, but he does it in such a way that practically only everything delays and prevents normal solutions. We believe that all this is another Russian manipulation, “said Zelanski.
He reminded that Ukraine had supported the American proposal to announce unconditional silence in the air, on the water and the entire front line. He estimated that there are possibilities to control this silence with the participation of American and European partners.
– We don't set conditions that complicate something. It is Russia that does so. (…) She needs war – he emphasized.
Zelanski decided that international pressure should be intensified to the Russian leader and introduce sanctions that would make Russia to peace. – Now you have to press him. Sanctions should be introduced that will help. We will continue to cooperate with our American partners, with our European partners, with everyone in the world who want peace to force Russia to end the war – said Zelanski.
Trump after Putin's statement
After Putin's statement about the proposal to suspend weapons in Washington, he spoke Donald Trump. – Many details of the final agreement have already been discussed. Now we will see if this will happen or not. If Russia disagrees, it will be a very disappointing moment for the world – said the American president.
On Thursday, Steve Witkoff's Trump's envoy made a visit to Moscow. It was he who brought Putin proposals of a truce, developed during Tuesday's American-Ukrainian negotiations in Saudi Arabia.
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