UKRAINE: Russia says temporary ceasefire ‘unacceptable’
Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting or a stop in aerial and naval attacks – ideas floated by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron. Talk of a possible truce is at fever pitch with US President Donald Trump pushing […]
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Russia said Thursday it would not accept a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, rejecting proposals of a one-month halt in fighting or a stop in aerial and naval attacks – ideas floated by Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron.
Talk of a possible truce is at fever pitch with US President Donald Trump pushing for a rapid end to the conflict and having halted the supply of arms and intelligence to Ukraine, hobbling its capacity to fight off the Russian offensive.
Ukrainian President Zelensky has called for an immediate halt to attacks in the sky and at sea as the first stage to a possible peace deal.
But Moscow on Thursday appeared to rule out any temporary or piecemeal ceasefire.
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“Firm agreements on a final settlement are needed. Without all that, some kind of respite is absolutely unacceptable,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters in a televised briefing.