Zelensky and Putin react to the Paris proposal for an Olympic Truce

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin have expressed reservations about a proposed ceasefire in Ukraine during this summer's Paris Olympics. The proposal, first floated by French President Emmanuel Macron and later discussed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, aims to halt hostilities during the Olympics. Zelensky told the online news website Ukrainska Pravda today that the details of the initiative are not clear to him. He pointed to the dangers that Russia might use the truce to then move military equipment closer to Ukraine. Zelensky asked the question “who will ensure that their forces do not advance towards us during the truce?” “So I don't understand the details. So far it sounds like an unsustainable story to me.” Putin, returning from an official visit to China, admitted that Xi Jinping conveyed to him the proposal for […]
Source: News Beast

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