Volodimir Zelensky assured this Saturday that Ukraine is ready to implement a cease-fire immediate con Russiabut regretted that this is not possible since the Kremlin does not demonstrate the same disposition to end the clashes.
“We are willing to move towards a high fire as soon as possible, even as of today, if Russia is willing to take reciprocal measures: Establish a absolute silence and a high durable fire of At least 30 days. This is a Reasonable period to prepare the next steps”, The president began in his daily message, who pointed out, however, that “At the moment, no one sees disposition” by Vladimir Putin“But the opposite”.
Thus, he stressed that Russian internal rhetoric “is getting more and more mobilized” and “Russian propagandists continue to threaten not only Ukraine, but also to other neighbors”, so it is essential that European allies and the United States increase the pressure on Putin, so that it feels seriously to the negotiating table and He commits to find “an exit to this war”.
“This is exactly what we have been saying for a long time: Without pressure on Moscow, Russia will continue to fight war (…) The intensity of their attacks indicates more than His desire to continue with the fight“He added.
With the mediation of the White House, Ukraine and Russia began, weeks ago, indirect contacts with which it aspires to end the war, which has been more than three years.
Although Zelensky accessed the proposal approached by the special envoy Steve Witkoff, which contains about twenty actions to be implemented in the short term, Putin imposed a series of a series of conditions y demands that truncated the conversations and moved the hopes of a real pause.
A la par, increased its offensives on Ukrainian civil areas and established Your own treguas agendalike the one unilaterally defined between May 8 and 10for the 80th anniversary of his victory in World War II.
United States, who condemned Putin to refuse to negotiate seriously, considered this measure as “Absurd”, since it is a period in which real progress will not be made in the dialogues and that, likewise, It is far from his desire to reach a “high and complete fire, maritime, aerial and land, for a minimum of 30 days.”
Zelensky also dismissed the Kremlin decision for considering it “A theatrical gesture” And little would be.
“It is impossible to understand about something in three, five or seven days (…) It is impossible to find a plan with which to establish the following stages to finish the war. It doesn’t seem serious to me”the president said on the eve, who remarked that “No one will help Putin play this type of gameto give it a pleasant atmosphere at the exit of isolation on May 9, and put their leaders, friends and partners in confidence and security, who will come to the Red Square that day. ”
(With information from Europa Press)
