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The end of the Russian unprovoked and unjustified aggression in Ukraine and unconditional withdrawal of all Russian military forces from the entire territory of Ukraine would be one of the main preconditions to amend or lift sanctions,
a European Union Commission spokesperson announced after the Kremlin’s conditions were made public
Along the entire front line, our forces have the strategic initiative,
the Russian president said, ... according to translations from the AFPRight now, there are U.S. proposals on the table — including one for a full and unconditional ceasefire. We agreed to it,
the Ukrainian president said Thursday via social mediaI think that Russia wants to see an end to [the war], but it could be they’re dragging their feet. I’ve done it over the years,
Trump saidThe same goes for the idea of a ceasefire in the Black Sea. Russia is trying to push their own conditions onto our partners, but those conditions are unrealistic,
he saidIt seems that locals would benefit greatly from any governance other than Putin, who spends billions of dollars on his criminal war against Ukraine,
Tykhyi wrote
I was saying not so long ago: ‘We will finish them off.’ There are reasons to believe that we will finish them off.” ... We are gradually, not as fast as some would like, but nevertheless persistently and confidently moving toward achieving all the goals stated at the beginning of the special operation.”
Putin also reinforced Russia’s military strategy, stating ... He further asserted
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If European countries don't want to go down this path, it means they don't want to go down the path of peace in unison with the efforts shown in Moscow and Washington,
Peskov said
The Russian side reserves the right, if the Kyiv regime does not observe the moratorium, also not to follow it,
Peskov said
Russia is trying to derail the path to peace by choosing to continue the war,
Andriy Yermak, the Ukrainian presidency's chief of staff, said on March 28 in response to the latest overnight attacksWhat for? To organise a democratic presidential election that would result in the coming to power of a competent government that would have the confidence of the people, and then begin negotiations with these authorities on a peace agreement and sign legitimate documents,
Putin addedUkraine has demonstrated its desire for peace. On March 11, Ukraine agreed to the U.S. proposal to introduce a complete ceasefire. In response, Russia put forward a number of conditions, ultimatums, and all kinds of manipulations; that is, it did not accept this proposal,
said Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi
It is all a spectacle around Donald Trump’s idea of peace process, where Ukraine’s goal is to show we’re not a spoiler of the process,
said Mykola Bielieskov, research fellow at the Ukrainian National Institute for Strategic StudiesI think that from this very fact we can see that Ukraine is indeed not an obstacle to peace, Ukraine is a partner in achieving peace. I hope that the American side also realizes and sees this,
Tykhyi added
We want Americans to be on our side. And even if America today has decided to be in the middle, then the middle is the middle, not closer to the Kremlin. This is important,
Zelenskyy saidUkraine is not only a territory with valuable and interesting resources for someone, as it was in the First and Second World Wars. Now, on the eve of (and maybe even during) the Third, it is a state with a strong army and society capable of defending its place in the world,
Ukrainian opposition MP Volodymyr Viatrovych said in a statementAnd every night our air defense forces shoot down nearly a hundred attack drones — and many of those drones were likely targeting other energy facilities,
Lytvyn addedLet’s be practical … not nervous. The new draft of the deal needs careful work. We have to act discreetly. So, it is too early to discuss the deal that has already changed so many times and might again change,
Zelenskyy said at a news conference on ThursdayI clearly showed that we are ready to cease fire. But you will see now that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is not ready,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told international journalists in Kyiv this weekHowever, both leaders, for now, probably still see the risks of a longer war as less than those of an unsatisfying settlement. For Russia, positive battlefield trends allow for some strategic patience, and for Ukraine, conceding territory or neutrality to Russia without substantial security guarantees from the West could prompt domestic backlash and future insecurity,
the report said