*X-Putin conversations in Moscow.
09.05.2025.- Ukraine accused the federation of launching attacks with guided air pumps despite the cessation of military actions announced by the Kremlin. The president of the European Council, Costa, on the Peace Conversations: “Only Ukraine can define the terms of an agreement.”
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“El Alto El Fuego has begun,” said Russian news agency Ria Novosti, as soon as midnight rang in Moscow, eleven o’clock at night in Italy. Despite the federation’s promise to end the fighting, the Russian airplanes continued to launch bombs on Sumy, in the northeast of the country, according to the Ukrainian air forces. A person died and two were injured, according to the Prosecutor’s Office of the region. However, the Ukrainian Air Forces added that no missiles or Russian drones have been detected in the Ukrainian airspace since the Alto El Fuego entered into force, whose planned duration is 72 hours.
The Kremlin: We will respect what is announced
The Kremlin has made it clear that the army will respect the high three -day fire, but will respond “immediately” if Kyiv attacks. The suspension of hostilities unilaterally determined by President Vladimir Putin, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet troops over Nazi Germany, does not convince his Ukrainian counterpart: Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed a cessation of attacks of at least a month, by both parties. No strings attached. And in a long video, he has strongly criticized the parade that will be held tomorrow in Moscow, qualifying him as a parade of “cynicism” and “lies”, and asking the international community to combine strength to stop Russia.
-The Trump administration has also shown a growing disappointment with the Kremlin. For American vice president Vance, Putin “asks for too much” for peace, but the United States believes that Moscow could end up accepting an agreement.
XI to Putin: Together to reform world governance
The diplomatic work continues: several leaders have reached the Russian capital and will attend the parade of the Red Square tomorrow. Among them is the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, who this morning has held a bilateral meeting with the Russian president. Russia and China continue to strengthen their ties “for the benefit of the peoples of the two countries,” but these “do not go against anyone,” said the Russian president.
“Faced with the international tendency to unilateralism and the hegemonic behavior of intimidation, China will work with Russia in the special responsibilities of the world’s great powers,” said the Chinese leader in Obvia, although not explicit, reference to the US. The Chinese President “urged the two countries to jointly promote the correct historical perspective on the Second World War and a multipolar world just and orderly Universally beneficial and integrative, ”according to the Xinhua news agency report, and the promotion of a“ reform of the world governance system ».
Online debates between the United States, the EU and Ukraine
Instead, Ukraine held a series of online meetings with US partners, the EU and the Nordic and Baltic countries on the high 30 -day fire requested by Zelenesky. The negotiations attended the envoys of US President Stephen Witkoff and Keith Kellogg. The head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Andriy Yermak, reported it in Telegram. According to Yermak, the diplomatic advisors of the French president, the British premier and the German chancellor, who continue to work to create the conditions of lasting peace were also present, willing to guarantee it even with a military commitment on the land.
Negotiations to offer safety guarantees in Kyiv
“Only Ukraine can define the terms of an agreement, we defend international law and support Ukraine in future peace negotiations and in their integration into the European Union, but we will not replace Kyiv in his decisions,” said the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, in an interview with the repubblica, explaining that “everyone wants peace, with the possible exception of Putin.” Costa recalls that the European Council greets “the efforts of President Trump”, explaining that European actors are creating a coalition of volunteers “to offer real security guarantees to Ukraine and prevent these negotiations from only producing a brief high fire or a truce.”
