Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said this Sunday that he “did not believe” that Russia would respect a three -day truce to come to coincide with the celebrations of the Moscow victory day.
Russian commemorations of May 9
“This is not the first challenge, nor the first promises made by Russia as a ceasefire … We know who we are dealing with, we do not believe them,” Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists during a joint press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel.
Vladimir Putin proposed a three -day truce that coincide with the Russian commemorations of May 9 in order to, according to him, test the arrangement of kyiv to make peace. Vladimir Putin had already decreed a short ceasefire during the Pascal weekend in April, which had led to a drop in fighting without being fully respected by the two camps. And in March, Moscow rejected an unconditional 30-day ceasefire offered by kyiv and Washington.
-“You should know that the number of assaults today is the highest in recent months”
“Putin can end the war with a simple decision”
“Today and throughout these last days, they are talking about wanting a kind of partial ceasefire, but you should know, for example, that the number of assaults today is the highest in recent months,” said Zelensky, citing a military report which reports more than 200 attacks on Saturday. “There is therefore no confidence (in them),” added the Ukrainian president.
Petr Pavel, former NATO general, said that he was paying attention to those who are ready to respect a cease-fire, not those who are content to talk about it. “Putin can end the war by a simple decision, but he has not shown the will so far”.
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