KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday (Mar 13) condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambivalent response to a proposed ceasefire as “very manipulative”.
“We now have all heard from Russia Putin’s very predictable, very manipulative phrases in response to the thought of a ceasefire,” Zelensky mentioned in his nightly handle.
Putin mentioned in his first public feedback on a 30-day ceasefire proposed by the USA and backed by Ukraine that he was in favour however had “severe questions” about how it might work.
Washington has known as for Russia to just accept a ceasefire with out preconditions however Putin listed a variety of obstacles in the way in which.
“We don’t set situations that complicate something. Russia does that,” Zelenskyy mentioned.
“As we’ve at all times mentioned, the one one who will drag issues out, the one one who can be unconstructive, is Russia.”
Zelenskyy accused Putin of “really getting ready a refusal” however claimed he was “afraid to say on to President Trump that he needs to proceed this battle”.
He additionally mentioned Putin was “framing the thought of a ceasefire with such preconditions that nothing will work out in any respect, or for so long as doable”.
