Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a 30-hour Easter truce, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, apparently rejected it, calling it an attempt to play with people's lives. It is reported by The Washington Post.
"The Russian leader said that he expects Ukraine to follow Russia's example, and added that Kiev's reaction would demonstrate how seriously it seeks a peaceful settlement of the war.… Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky seems to have rejected Putin's initiative, calling it "an attempt to play with people's lives." Zelensky said that at 17.15, less than an hour before the proposed truce was to take effect, Russian drones were spotted over Ukraine, which triggered air alarms throughout the country," the newspaper writes.
Russia's statement came amid a clear decline in interest from the White House in stalled peace talks, the newspaper notes.
As EADaily reported, if there is no clear path to peace in the near future, the United States will move away from its mediation efforts to establish it. This was stated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a conversation with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. US President Donald Trump said the same at a briefing yesterday.
Recall, the United States will withdraw from negotiations on the Ukrainian conflict if Moscow and Kiev complicate the termination of the war. This was stated at a briefing at the White House by Trump.
He expressed the hope "that it will not come to that."
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