A Kremlin diplomatic advisor criticized on Thursday, March 13 American proposal of a high fire of 30 days in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, stating that it would give “a respite” to the Ukrainian army.
“It is nothing more than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military,” said Minister Yuri Ushakov in an interview on the television channel Rossía 1.
Ushakov said that Russia He wants a lasting peaceful arrangement that includes his interests. He added that the United States National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, told March 12.
“30 days of provisional respite. What does it give us? It gives us anything. It only gives the opportunity to the Ukraine To regroup, regain strength and continue in the same way, “he said.
The diplomat stressed: “Given the circumstances, it seems to me that no one needs steps that imitate peaceful actions.”
“This is far from that lasting arrangement we are constantly talking about,” he said.
He added that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will be expressed “probably more specific and substantially” this Thursday on the proposal of Washington After his meeting with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexandr Lukashenko.
“Our concerns are known. The Americans and we consider that you cannot talk about NATO in the context of the Ukrainian arrangementof the future of Ukraine, “he said.
Ushakov made these statements after the arrival in Russia of the special envoy of the US for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who traveled to Moscow to speak both of the arrangement of Ukraine and the normalization of bilateral relations.
In this regard, he did not confirm or rule out that Putin will receive Witkoff in Moscow, since he said that Russian-American negotiations will take place behind closed doors.
“We urge the Russians to adhere to this plan. This is the closest we have been of peace in this war. We are in the line of the 10 yards and the president (Trump) hopes that the Russians will help us take this to the annotation zone,” said Karoline Leavitt, spokesperson for the White House.
Zelenski expects Russia’s answer
The president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, He regretted that Russia has not yet given a “significant response” to the proposal to declare an initial 30 -day truce formulated by the US and accepted by kyiv on March 11.
“Unfortunately, it has already passed more than a day and the world has not yet heard a significant response from Russia to the proposals that were made,” Zelenski said in his social networks after receiving the Ukrainian delegation that he accepted the proposal of Alto El Fuego of the United States at the meeting between representatives of both countries held in the Saudi city of Yeda.
In addition to the possibility of Alto El Fuego, American and Ukrainians also raised the liberation of all prisoners of war and civil detainees and the return of Ukrainian children from the occupied territories transferred to Russia as measures to create a climate of trust that allows us to move towards peace.
Zelenski He added that the delay that denounces in the Russian response “demonstrates once again that Russia seeks to prolong war and postpone peace as much as possible.”
“We hope that the US pressure is enough to force Russia to finish the war,” said Zelenski.
Video | The Kremlin says that Russia does not want a provisional truce, but a “lasting arrangement.” pic.twitter.com/epri0gsmlg
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