Pressure needed to finally make Moscow accept that their war must be brought to end – Zelenskyy
For a week now, Vladimir Putin has been unable to say "yes" to the ceasefire proposal; pressure is needed on the Russian Federation so that Moscow finally accepts that their war must be ended, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.
“It is very important that tomorrow marks one week since the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the sky, at sea, and on the front lines has been on the table. The implementation of this proposal could have begun long ago. Every day in wartime is a matter of human lives. Now, almost a week later, it’s clear to everyone in the world – even to those who refused to acknowledge the truth for the past three years – that it is Putin who continues to drag out this war,” Zelenskyy said in an evening address Monday.
The President stressed that that “it is Putin who continues to drag out this war. For a week now, Putin has been unable to squeeze out ‘yes’ to the ceasefire proposal.”
“He’s saying whatever he wants, but not what the whole world wants to hear,” Zelenskyy added.
He explained that the offer of ceasefire is in fact about saving lives so that diplomats can work to ensure security and a reliable peace, and Russia is ignoring this offer.
“Pressure is needed to finally make Moscow accept that their war must be brought to an end,” the president stressed.