The day after the administration Donald Trump She threatened to abandon her efforts to cease arms Ukraine, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced a "great truce" which should last 30 hours.
"Analytics say short-term proposal ceasefires was easy diplomatic triumph Putin, an effort to prevent the U.S. side from withdrawing from negotiations and a way to show itself as a leader who wants peace most,” points out “WSJ”.
American media on Putin's "great truce"
At the same time, a message Putina may signal a possible departure Cream from his earlier request to address the alleged "basic causes" of the war before the ceasefire of military action, states the newspaper.
– If it's just a very short period of time, he doesn't hazard anything. At the same time, it works in his favor, due to the fact that he shows himself to the planet as a individual who sincerely pursues peace – Tatiana Stanowaja, elder worker of Carnegie Russia-Eurasia Center commented.
In March Ukraine agreed to a full and immediate American proposal 30-day ceasefire. However, Putin rejected this initiative, calling for further discussion on the permanent end of the war.
Russia. "The Easter truce" and the US announcement
The Russian leader then stated that any interruption in the war activities at this phase would be beneficial to Ukrainebecause Russia wins on the battlefield and many issues request to be solved before ceasefire.
Friday 18 April US Secretary of State Marco Rubio He said United States are ready to abandon the attempts to complete wars between Ukraine and Russiaif the agreement is not reached within the next fewer weeks.
The next day, Saturday 19 April Russian dictator Vladimir Putin announced ‘Easter truce’, which allegedly provides for the cessation of all military activities in Ukraine from April 19 to midnight April 21. At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defence stated that Russian soldiers they will respect it if Kiev besides follows it.
War in Ukraine. Zelenski: Russians break ceasefire
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski He said Ukrainian forces respond to the actions of the Russian forces "as the enemy deserves in a peculiar combat situation". “Ukraine will proceed to act symmetrically,” he stressed.
As he pointed out, from 18 p.m. to 17 p.m. in Poland on Saturday to midnight there were 387 gunfires and 19 assaults. Russian Army. Russian forces besides utilized drones 290 times.
‘In general, as of Easter morning, we can say that Russian army tries to make the impression of stopping fire, but in any places does not halt trying to decision forward and inflict losses Ukraine’ – wrote on the platform X Zelenski.
According to DeepState – an interactive map of white intelligence, depicting Russian and Ukrainian army military operations during the Russian invasion of Ukraine – Ukrainian military In almost no direction has she felt the “great truce” promised by the Russians.
"Presidents and Prime Ministers": Putin announced a truce. Miller, Komorowski and Pawlak commentPolsat NewsPolsat News
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