“At midnight from May 7 to 8, a 72-hour truce will begin to operate on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, declared [нелегитимным] President of Russia Vladimir Putin on April 28, ”Zakharova said.
She accused the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky of on May 3 allegedly refused to support the initiative. Although Zelensky then stated that the truce should last not three days, but at least 30.
Also, according to Zakharova, during the “Easter truce” the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces allegedly about 5 thousand times violated the ceasefire. According to Zelensky, during only April 20, the Russian army violated the truce of about 3 thousand times.
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ABOUT three -day “truce” with Ukraine Putin announced 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. Zelensky considers Putin’s statement about the “truce” by the next attempts to manipulate the Kremlin and suggested Moscow Extend a 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 The 30-day truce can be extended.
The American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggested that Putin wants to avoid the likely shelling of Moscow, where they promised to come on May 9 a number of leaders of the countries of the former USSR, Latin America, Asia and Africa.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that a three -day termination of hostilities in Ukraine is supposedly the beginning of direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev regarding the ceasefire.
