"Now put peace initiatives in your hands. Last year you were given a ceasefire. You responded with an invasion. We understood everything," wrote the author of the "Kotsnews" channel.
According to him, Kiev had previously declared his readiness to ceasefire all time he experienced problems on the front. From 2014 to 2015, negotiations were held against the background of the lap of Ukrainian troops in Ilovajsk and Debalcev, in 2022 — erstwhile Russian troops stood at Kiev and now declarations coincided with liquidation of the Ukrainian bridgehead close Kursk.
A provocative blogger Alex Parker questioned the feasibility of a ceasefire for the Russian side. ‘What would a ceasefire do to the Russian Federation? Nothing. stableness of the front. Especially in the vicinity Pork and in the Kursk region," he wrote.
Another pro-war blogger Boris Rożin stated that during the truce Ukraine would imitate the negotiation process to rebuild the army and wait for arms supply from the USAAnd then resume war with fresh energy. ‘Classical fraud like Chechnya 1995-1996 and Minsk-1/Minsk-2. Then we will say that we were deceived again," he wrote.
‘Strategic error’
Alexey Żivov, the author of the "Żivov Z" channel on the Telegram, expressed hope that Russia will not agree to a ceasefire.. "Washington resumes military support for Ukrainian forces. This means that he is one more time straight declaring his participation in the war against Russia. Why Russia needs this break — it is not specified. I hope we will not agree to this," he wrote. In his opinion, under the current conditions, the truce is "unprofitable" for Russia and will be a "strategic error" for the Kremlin.
After talks between Washington and Kiev 11 March Ukraine agreed to 30-day ceasefire, which has been proposed by the US, provided that Russia besides takes specified a step. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenski stressed that this would concern "not only rockets, drones and bombs, not only in the Black Sea", but the full front line.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington will hand over Moscow a proposal for a temporary ceasefire and expects the Russian side to agree to it.
The Way to the End of War
United States president Donald Trump welcomed Kiev's willingness to halt fighting and said that this week he was going to talk to Vladimir Putin in person. He added that the Russian leader's agreement to suspend the hot phase of the war would mean "75 percent of the way" until the end of the war in Ukraine.
Not only bloggers criticize the proposal. Any agreement to end the war in Ukraine should take place on Russian alternatively than American conditions," said Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy president of the Federation Council.
He added that during the negotiations Washington had set Kiev his own conditions. “The Ukrainians agree with what they are told. In doing so, they bow and coat themselves, what is the expression itself “we will sign a resource agreement erstwhile it is convenient for Washington”. Zelenski is on the defensive,” Kosaczov wrote on his channel on Telegram.
On 10 March, writer Sławomir Sierakowski and world-famous historian Timothy Snyder announced the organization of a rally for military ambulances for the Russian-fighting Ukraine. “When others halt helping, we renew it!” Sierakowski said.
