“The next few days are critical. In fact, we always said – we look at Putin’s actions, not words. This is the main point,” Bruce noted.
She commented on the proposal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrei Sibigi, who said that Kyiv was ready to support the initiative with a truce now, without waiting on May 8.
“If these are really humanitarian obligations, then why wait 10 days? And the point is not what the US president is asking for [Дональд Трамп] And the Secretary of State [США Марко Рубио]and the fact that we need real actions that will show that these sides, especially Putin, are seriously determined to stop bloodshed, ”Bruce said.
Context
Putin on April 28 announced a “truce” with Ukraine and a stop of hostilities from 0.00 on May 8 to 0.00 on May 11. The Kremlin’s website notes that the head of the Kremlin was supposedly guided by “humanitarian considerations”. They believe that Ukraine should “follow this example”, otherwise threatened with an “effective answer.”
Sibiga reacted to Putin's statement about the declaration of a ceasefire. “If Russia really wants peace, it must immediately cease the fire. Why wait until May 8? If the fire can be stopped now and from any date for 30 days, then this is real, and not just for the parade,” he wrote in Kh.
On the same day, the press secretary of the White House Caroline Livitt said that US President Donald Trump wants to see a constant ceasefire in the Russian war against Ukraine.
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 the 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.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in the evening circulation on April 28 said that Russia's statements about the “truce” on May 8-10 are the next attempts to manipulate the Kremlin.
