By this Wednesday, our representatives will be working in London. Ukraine, Britain, France and the United States — we are prepared to decision forward as constructively as possible, as we have done before to accomplish an unconditional ceasefire followed by the establishment of a real and lasting peace – reads the president of Ukraine on Monday.
Easter didn't halt Putin
As he added, The unconditional ceasefire must be the first step towards peace, and this Easter has clearly shown that Russia's actions prolong the war.
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced an Easter truce with Ukraine, but little than 2 hours after his announcement, the media reported Russia's continued attacks on Ukrainian cities. Andrij Kowalenko, the head of the Ukrainian centre for the fight against misinformation, reported on social media the attacks carried out by the business forces.
The Russians proceed to fire in all directions as before. Mainly east – said Kowalenko.
Alexander Prokudin, politician of the Kherson Oblast, reported that 3 people were killed in his region as a consequence of Russian attacks carried out despite the mandatory ceasefire.
The Russian Ministry of Defence denies that their armed forces violated the truce, while accusing Ukraine of making 4,900 ceasefire violations.
Meeting in London
According to the diary Wall Street Journal, during a gathering in London, Kiev is to address a number of proposals made by erstwhile U.S. president Donald Trump's administration, which, according to the American side, would lead to the end of the war. The paper pointed out that the proposal included designation by the US of the Russian annexation of Crimea and blocking Ukrainian aspirations to NATO.
Russia under pressure
Faced with force from Washington to show a willingness to end the conflict with Ukraine, Vladimir Putin stated in an interview with a Russian tv reporter that Moscow remains open to any peace initiative and hopes for a akin approach from Kiev.
The Kremlin has so far resisted demands for a full ceasefire, though it has never full excluded it. He besides halted the implementation of more limited Black Sea agreements, first demanding the relaxation of sanctions imposed on Russia.
