Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his first comment on Washington’s plan for a 30 -day ceasefire in Ukraine. During the press briefing, he started with “Words of Gratitude” to focus on Ukraine struggle despite being “a lot on our plates” with US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with other state heads.
“First of all, I would like to start with the words of gratitude to the President of the United States, Mr. Trump to pay so much attention to the disposal of Ukraine. We all have a lot on their plates, but many state leaders, the President of the People’s Republic of China, the President of the People’s Republic, Brazil and South Africa, the Prime Minister, is not leaving the issue. Human beings are not stopping the issue.
During a meeting with Trump at the White House last month, PM Modi stressed that “India is not neutral” in his stand on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The Prime Minister said, “India is not neutral. India is siding with peace. I have already told President Putin that this is not an era of war. I support the efforts taken by President Trump.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India are emphasizing that it is “the era of war but the era of dialogue and diplomacy”. Since the Ukraine struggle began in February last year, PM Modi has talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin several times to Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelansky.
Meanwhile, the United States has called for Russia to agree to a ceasefire proposal without any condition.
However, Putin said that when he was for the “proposed ceasefire”, but “the nuances”, and he had “serious questions” how it would work.
Trump said Putin’s statement was “promising”, but “not complete”.
“He made a very promising statement, but it was not complete,” Trump, who was meeting NATO’s head Mark Rute at the White House, told reporters when asked about Putin’s remarks.
Ukraine agreed to an American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire at Saudi Arabia this week, leaning for pressure after a demonstration between Trump and President Volodimier Zelanski at the Oval Office on 28 February.
Russia began a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, killing hundreds of people and injured, displaced millions of people, reduced cities for debris and trigger the fastest conflict between Moscow and West in decades.
