As Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky noted, he considers Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's initiative to declare a three-day ceasefire from May 7 to 9 to be a "theatrical production."
Points of attention
- Supporting Donald Trump's team's ceasefire initiative, Zelensky seeks a longer ceasefire duration for meaningful negotiations.
- The President of Ukraine highlights the importance of genuine commitment to peace over surface-level gestures in resolving the conflict.
Zelenskyy once again appealed to Putin
The President of Ukraine emphasized that Kyiv supports the option of an unconditional ceasefire proposed by Donald Trump's team.
We are following it. From this date or another — preferably earlier. So let's try for 30 days. Why a ceasefire for 30 days? Because it is impossible to agree on anything in three, five, seven days.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
President of Ukraine
The Head of State also recalled that complete silence cannot be achieved without its high-quality monitoring.
Zelensky believes that what Putin proposed is more of a theatrical performance on his part.
And that's why it just doesn't look very serious or very unserious. Playing in order to give a soft atmosphere for Putin to come out of isolation on May 9, and so that everyone feels comfortable and safe — those leaders, or Putin's friends, or partners, who will come, for one reason or another, to Kremlin Square on May 9," the Ukrainian leader added.
