According to Lavrov, we are talking about direct negotiations “without preliminary conditions.”
“A truce in this situation is considered as a preliminary condition that will be used to further support the Kyiv regime and strengthen its military abilities,” the Russian Foreign Minister said.
He also noted that Russia allegedly does not see the possibilities of “honest monitoring for honest observance of” this “truce.”
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Putin announced the three -day “truce” with Ukraine on April 28. The Kremlin website notes that the Russian illegitimate president was allegedly guided by “humanitarian considerations.” They believe that Ukraine should “follow this example”, otherwise threatened with an “effective answer.”
Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga asked why wait until May 8, if Russia really wants peace. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky considers Putin’s statement about the “truce” by the next attempts to manipulate the Kremlin and invited Moscow to extend the truce for 30 days.
On the same day, the Speaker of the White House Caroline Livitt said that US President Donald Trump wants to see a constant ceasefire in the Russian war against Ukraine. The special representative of Trump on Ukraine Keith Kellogue noted that a 30-day truce can be extended.
Ukraine does not understand the logic of Putin's idea About the “truce” and “termination of hostilities” during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War, but Kyiv is ready for the complete cessation of fire for at least 30 days, said the representative of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine Georgy Tikhiy.
The Institute for the Study of the War in the Report on April 28 writes that Putin refuses any ceasefire, except on conditions favorable for the Kremlin.
