Volodymyr Zelenski responds to Putin's proposal. ‘This is simply a affirmative signal’

"This is simply a affirmative signal that the Russians have yet begun to consider ending the war. The full planet has been waiting for this for a long time. The first step to the real end of the war is the ceasefire," wrote Volodymyr Zelenski on X.

"There is no point in continuing to kill for 1 day. We anticipate Russia to confirm the ceasefire — full, durable and reliable — from tomorrow, May 12, and Ukraine is ready to agree to it," he added.

Vladimir Putin's nightly statement. “Russia is ready to negotiate”

Zelenski's words are a consequence to Vladimir Putin's words, which met with media representatives before 1 o'clock in Polish time on Saturday night.

Russian president proposed Ukraine to resume peace negotiations on 15 May in Istanbul. “ Russia is ready to negociate without any preliminaries,” he said. He did not regulation out the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement during negotiations with Kiev.