If the Russians disagree with a 30-day Truce, allies in the west do not hesitate to strengthen the penalty pressure, Friedrich Mertz warns.
Stopping in Ukraine for 30 days will be a test for the head of Kremlin Vladimir Putin for readiness for negotiations in a long world. German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said this Friday, May 9.
He recalled that a 30-day stop of the US president Donald Trump’s initiative, which the Chancellor had a telephone conversation yesterday.
“This is another major initiative of the president, calling for a 30-day ceasefire to begin today. It will be a test of how serious Putin is associated with such agreements. Of course, not only today, celebrated in Moscow as a day of victory, but also in the future, we will see if it is possible to be a 30-day ceasefire in real peace negotiations,” Merz said to Brussels to a brussels to a joint in peace, “Merz said to Brussels to a brussels in a joint in peace, Merz in Brussels meeting. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Lyain.
The Chancellor now emphasized that “the ball is completely on the edge of Moscow and nowhere,” as well as Russian authorities have to show that it is “seriously focused on the world in Ukraine.”
“If this didn’t happen, we, without hesitation, would go further strengthening the penalty pressure with our European partners and the United States of America,” Mertz said.
The day before, the Kremlin said Russia’s additional steps at the end of the war in Ukraine seemed to depend on so -called three -day “Truce”. This was said by the assistant to Vladimir Putin Yuri Ushakov.
Remember that Russia does not plan to agree to the proposal of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky about a 30-day Truce.
It was also reported that the US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Kellogo was called Putin an obstacle to the stop.
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