The countries that offered Ukraine to consider the possibility of a ceasefire do not know how it should work clearly.
During a visit to Kyiv, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed the idea of a “ceasefire” on the Ukrainian front, which Russia often uses in its rhetoric. His words intensified a new discussion about this format of a peace initiative.
No one knows how to give
Orban said the “ceasefire” would speed up peace talks. He said that Ukraine’s peace initiatives “require a lot of time” and therefore “asked Zelensky to think about whether it can be done in a different way: first, cease fire, and then negotiate for peace.” “Because a ceasefire could speed up the pace of these negotiations,” said the Hungarian Prime Minister.
But the countries suggesting that Ukraine consider the possibility of a ceasefire do not know how it should work clearly, said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
According to the president, those proposing this scenario failed to clearly articulate how a ceasefire would work.
“No one’s answering. I’m not blaming, I’m just explaining,” Bloomberg quoted Zelensky as saying.
Long history
“Hungary is not the first country to speak about this scenario. The President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky listened to his interlocutor, but in response stated his position, which is clear and known to everyone. Such processes cannot be perceived in isolation. Yes, in fact, Ukraine wants peace and for this we have a tool – a peace summit,” commented the Deputy Head of the Presidential Office Igor Zhovkva on Orban’s initiative.
According to him, Ukraine will make a draft plan for the establishment of peace with all the countries that are ready for it, especially, Hungary.
As the deputy head of the OP said, if Russia “listens and is ready to talk about the peace plan of Ukraine,” its representatives can attend the second peace summit.
Reaction to the world
“In my opinion, we cannot support a ceasefire, the purpose of which is the surrender of Ukraine, from Germany,” stressed German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
The chancellor also recalled Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s proposal for “peace negotiations” if Ukraine withdrew its troops from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporozhye and Kharkov regions.
According to Scholz, this shows “how ugly the Russian authorities think and that the Kremlin leader will never stop the war.” “We will not tolerate this,” the chancellor concluded.
But the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday, July 3, held a meeting with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin. Erdogan said that Turkey can create “ground for an agreement” on a ceasefire in Ukraine, and then achieve peace between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. It is not known what Putin replied to this.
Chinese plan
Orban in Kyiv voiced not the Russian, but the Chinese plan, political observer Vitaly Portnikov is sure.
“In Ukraine, many argue that the Hungarian Prime Minister is spreading Russian narratives when he talks about a ceasefire. But it is worth remembering that Vladimir Putin surrounded this termination with additional conditions, such as the withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from the territories of Ukraine that Russia has declared “its own.” So this is not a Russian agenda, it is definitely a Chinese agenda relations with China are more important for Orban than relations with Russia. His strategy is almost perfect for any radical politician in Europe. Dream! Therefore, for Orban to express those Chinese proposal in the presence of Vladimir Zelensky, it seems like a good opportunity,” said Portnikov.
In his opinion, Orban’s proposals do not contain the most important things: “What will be the fate of Crimea and other occupied territories of Ukraine after this ceasefire, what will be the security guarantees for Ukraine, which will give them, under what conditions? And the most interesting thing is: will Russia really cease fire or should Ukraine do it unilaterally?
Source: korrespondent
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