Arya News - Putin’s dismissal of calls for a cease-fire is more of the same, Markarova says
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States chalked up Vladimir Putin’s dismissal of the latest call for a 30-day cease-fire in the war in Ukraine beginning Monday to more of the same from the Russian president, stressing the unity among the U.S. and European leaders for a “full and unconditional cease-fire.”
“We have heard loud and clear from President [Donald] Trump that cease-fires should be full and unconditional. And we have heard from other European leaders,” Ambassador Oksana Markarova said Sunday. “Nobody wants peace more than Ukraine. The question of the day is whether Russia wants it.”
“Do you think he’s just stringing you along here?” “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz asked.
“Well, we have seen it since the day he invaded Ukraine in 2022,” Markarova said. “President Zelenskyy today already said that, yes, Ukraine is ready to negotiate. But he put a special emphasis on cease-fire. The idea that both he and President Trump strongly supports.”
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