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I think it was a beautiful moment, and from what I was told by the protagonists it could also have represented a turning point. Perhaps Pope Francis’ last gift to all of us,
We now support Trump’s efforts and are pleased that [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelenskyy has said he is open to an unconditional ceasefire, showing that Ukraine also wants peace,
Meloni said in an interview with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, published Tuesday Now it is Russia that has to prove the same thing. Because the three-day truce announced by Putin for the anniversary of the victory in World War II is a different thing, and decisively insufficient,
We haven’t heard the Kyiv regime’s reaction, and it’s unclear whether they plan to join the truce,
It’s difficult to agree to such a long-term truce without answers to the questions raised by Putin,
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters We value people’s lives, not parades.”
Zelensky questioned the temporary ceasefire plan, saying Nevertheless, we hope the Russian president’s peace initiative will be appreciated,
Now, yet again, another attempt at manipulation: For some reason, everyone is supposed to wait until May 8 before ceasing fire, just to provide Putin with silence for his parade. We value human lives, not parades. That’s why we believe — and the world believes — that there is no reason to wait until May 8,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement late Monday Putin needs a ceasefire on May 8-11 so he doesn’t have to hide Xi and other honorable guests in Lenin’s mausoleum from Ukrainian drones,
Anatoliy Amelin, CEO and founder of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future think tank, said in a post on Facebook The ceasefire should not be just for a few days, only to return to killing afterward. It must be immediate, full, and unconditional, for at least 30 days to ensure it is secure and guaranteed. This is the foundation that could lead to real diplomacy,
He wants to create the illusion for his population that even now, Russia is a victorious great power. Russia has ceased to be a great power, and Ukraine has done this. Because a ‘great power’ cannot have a part of its territory occupied by a smaller power,
said Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the foreign relations committee in the Ukrainian parliament, about Ukraine’s continued occupation of a small part of Russia’s Kursk region