Vladimir Putin has announced a three-day ceasefire in Ukraine so Russia can celebrate their Victory Day over Nazi Germany in Moscow, which has been seen as an attempt to “hide its intent to continue the war.”
The ceasefire will be from 8 to 10 May and the Kremlin said Putin wants a ceasefire on “humanitarian grounds” which is where the Russian President will most likely announce to crowds that Russia has won the war.
On Tuesday the Kremlin said it is “difficult to understand” if Ukraine will accept Putin’s 72-hour ceasefire next week.
Reuters reported the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying, “It was President Putin who repeatedly said that Russia is ready, without any preconditions, to start the negotiations process.
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“We have not heard a response from the Kyiv regime so far.”
Andrii Yermak, head of Ukraine’s Presidential office said that “Putin can give the order for his forces to stop.
“But he does not do this in the hope of deceiving everyone.”
“Russia has consistently rejected everything and continues to manipulate the world, trying to deceive the United States,” he added.
Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said, “If Russia truly wants peace, it must cease fire immediately.
“Why wait for May 8? If we can cease fire now from any date and for 30 days – so that it is real, and not just for a parade.”
The Kremlin’s spokesman told Russian state media it is “impossible” for a 30-day ceasefire, adding, “without resolving all the nuances, [the 30-day ceasefire] is impossible.”
