MoscowcTypeface:> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has rejected a proposal from Kiev to extend to 30 days a unilateral three-day ceasefire declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin for early May.
Moscow had seen the offer put forward by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, but a number of issues first had to cleared up, Peskov said. “Without answers to these questions, it is difficult to enter into a long-term ceasefire,” he said, adding that this was Putin’s position. Putin listed conditions in March, when US President Donald Trump proposed a 30-day ceasefire. These included a ban on Ukraine using the pause to regroup and rearm its forces and on Western arms supplies to Kiev. He offered no concessions in return. On Monday, Putin declared a unilateral ceasefire for May 8 to 11 to coincide with the annual Victory Parade on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the end of World War II, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9. (DPA)
