Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia agrees with the Ukraine ceasefire, but this should “remove permanent peace and the underlying causes of this crisis”.
At a news conference in Kremlin after talks with Belarus President Alexander Alexander Lakashnco, Putin said, “We agree with the proposals to end enmity.” He was speaking at a time when Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witchoff is in Moscow before the US-Russia talks on the 30-day ceasefire proposal.
In addition, Putin allegedly mentioned that he could call President Trump to discuss the issue. According to Reuters, “We need to interact with our American colleagues and partners and perhaps talk on the phone with US President Donald Trump.”
Thanking Trump’s effort to end the war, Putin said, “This idea is right in itself, and we definitely support it. But there are issues that we need to discuss. And I think we need to talk to our American colleagues as well.”
He said, “But we move beyond the fact that this ceasefire should be such that there is long -term peace and the root causes of this crisis can be eliminated.”
Putin’s colleague criticized the ceasefire
Strictly criticizing the US-Ukrainian proposal for a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Putin’s top foreign policy colleague Yuri Ushakov said the step would be just a “relief” for the Ukrainian army.
The development occurred by Ukraine after saying yes on the 30-day ceasefire proposal presented by the United States officials in Saudi Arabia. According to a NDTV report, the US negotiators reached Russia on Thursday to submit their plans for the proposed ceasefire in Ukraine.
On Thursday, Ushakov stated that the 30-day ceasefire will give a very important relief to the army of the 30-day ceasefire Kiev proposed by the United States to prevent war in Ukraine.
Reuters quoted Ushakov as saying, “I stated my position that it is nothing but a temporary relief for the Ukrainian army.” He added, “Our goal is a long-term peaceful agreement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country and our well-known concerns. I feel that in this situation no one needs any steps that (only) mimic peaceful actions.”
“This will be more than a temporary relief for the Ukrainian army,” Yuri Ushakov told US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz over the phone.
America’s stand on ceasefire
US President Donald Trump had earlier warned Putin that if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, “disastrous sanctions” would be imposed against him. This warning came after Ukraine agreed to the 30-day ceasefire proposal submitted by the United States in Saudi Arabia.
Trump told reporters, “We can do very bad for Russia. It will be disastrous for Russia. But I don’t want to do so because I want to see peace, and we are probably getting closer to doing something.”
He added, “People are currently going to Russia. And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia. And if we do so, I think it will be 80 percent of this terrible bloodshed.”
