Ukraine’s Zelensky says Putin’s ceasefire offer cannot be trusted
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he believed the Russian leader would not stop his military offensive even if his ceasefire demands were met.
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ROME – The ceasefire offer from Russian President Vladimir Putin is an ultimatum which cannot be trusted, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on June 14.
Mr Putin said in a speech earlier in the day that Russia would end the war in Ukraine
Speaking to Italy’s SkyTG24 news channel on the sidelines of a Group of Seven summit, Mr Zelensky said he believed the Russian leader would not stop his military offensive even if his ceasefire demands were met.
“These are ultimatum messages that are no different from messages from the past,” Mr Zelensky added, in remarks translated and aired in Italian via an interpreter.
“He will not stop,” Mr Zelensky said about Russia’s leader, making a parallel with German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s expansionist drive before the outbreak of World War II.
“It is the same thing that Hitler used to do... This is why we should not trust these messages,” Mr Zelensky added. REUTERS
