Russia ignores ceasefire offer for 22 days, showing no will for peace – UK at OSCE
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Fri, 04 Apr 2025 03:31:13 +0300
Neil Holland, Head of UK Delegation to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe OSCE, has stated that Russia continues its largescale attacks on Ukraine and refuses to cease fire, demonstrating the Kremlins unwillingness to pursue peace.
Source Ukrinform citing Hollands statement during the OSCE Permanent Council meeting in Vienna Quote It is now a full 22 days since Ukraine expressed its readiness to accept an immediate 30day ceasefire.
The only condition that Ukraine attached was that Russia should agree to it too.
Rather than grasp this opportunity for peace, Russia has chosen to continue to fight, a decision whose consequence is the needless sacrifice of more lives of soldiers and civilians on both sides.
Details Holland emphasised that Russia had used over 1,000 drones to attack Ukrainian cities last week.
He believes Putin continues to distract and stall for time instead of seriously engaging in peace initiatives led by the United States.
Holland stressed that attempts to undermine the authority of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are merely a manoeuvre to hide the main issue Russias refusal to come to the negotiating table and commit to an immediate ceasefire.
In this regard, he underlined we see no evidence that Putin is seriously preparing for peace.
Background On 11 March, during talks in Saudi Arabia, Ukraine announced its readiness to implement a 30day ceasefire, provided that Russia also adheres to it.
Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War ISW reported on 20 March that Putin is sowing confusion over the ceasefire by accusing Ukraine of violations even before an agreement is finalised and its details agreed upon.
ISW later noted that the US, Ukraine and Russia are unlikely to agree on the terms of a full ceasefire within the next three weeks.
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