Between Ukraine and Russia, tension does not fall. This Saturday, May 3, the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said that kyiv could not guarantee “the security” of international leaders who will be present in Moscow on May 9 in the 80th anniversary celebrations against Nazi Germany.
“We do not know what Russia will do on this date. It could take different measures, such as fires, explosions and then accuse us,” he said, while leaders from about twenty countries must be with Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 9.
Among them, their Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and Luiz Inacio da Silva Brazilian, as well as those of the traditional allies of Russia such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Cuba or Venezuela.
“Sacred Day”
In the process, Russia accused Volodymyr Zelensky of threatening the security of his commemorations of World War II of May 9.
“He threatens the physical security of veterans who will come to the parades and celebrations of this sacred day,” punished the spokesman of the Foreign Ministry of Russia, Maria Zakharova, in Telegram. “His statement (…) is, of course, a direct threat.”
“Impossible to get along”
The Ukrainian president, VolodyMyr Zelensky, said he refused to “play” with the short trours of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, one of which during the commemorations of World War II in Moscow, seeing too short deadlines for serious conversations.
The Kremlin, on the other hand, said that this high fire, proposed by Vladimir Putin from May 8 to 10, would allow “prove” kyiv’s disposition to La Paz. “It is impossible to agree on something in three, five or seven days. Let’s be honest. It is a theatrical performance of its part. In two or three days, it is impossible to find a plan to establish the next steps to finish the war. It does not seem serious,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.
However, he did not clearly said that kyiv rejected this three -day truce proposed by Moscow on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory against Nazi Germany. The Ukrainian leader spoke Friday night in front of journalists, including those of the AFP. These statements were low until Saturday.
Easter truce
The separate discussions between Moscow and kyiv, led by Washington, have spread for more than two months and are fighting, for the moment, to achieve results to find a result to the conflict caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Vladimir Putin had already described a fire during the weekend of the Easter in April, is completely respected by the two camps.
“The objective of the Easter truce proposed by Russia (in April, note of the editor), as well as the current initiative to declare a truce during the celebrations of May 8, 9 and 10, is to prove kyiv’s willingness to find a path for long -term lasting peace,” said the spokesman of the Russian presidency, Dmitri Peskov, on Saturday.
Kyiv asks “a high total and unconditional fire” as a previous requirement for any negotiation with Russia, which repeats that it is ready to negotiate with Ukraine, but nevertheless it is reluctant to a prolonged truce. Because Moscow, whose army currently has the advantage in the front, says that he fears that a high fire allows kyiv to recover the force, with the military support of his allies.
In Ukraine, the observers received the announcement of Vladimir Putin of this truce as a means to prevent Ukrainian strikes that can disturb ceremonies. kyiv regularly reaches the objectives in Russia with their long -rank drones, which have also touched Moscow several times, in response to Russian bombings that have been devastating their territory for more than three years.
Source: BFM TV
