Ukraine: Moscow accepts one-day truce for elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ang
The Kremlin has announced that Vladimir Putin would accept a one-day ceasefire to allow elections in Ukraine, while Volodymyr Zelensky had requested a 60-day pause. Spokesperson Dmitri Peskov ruled out a longer truce and said Moscow favoured lasting peace, according to statements reported by Ang.
The Kremlin has accepted a one-day truce in Ukraine to allow elections to be held, instead of the 60 days requested by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, spokesperson Dmitri Peskov said on Tuesday 13 October, according to Ang.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergueï Lavrov said he did not believe Ukraine deserved this “pause”. Dmitri Peskov nevertheless said that Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to a one-day ceasefire, adding that Moscow wanted lasting peace rather than a truce. The Kremlin and Ukraine have not commented on the energy truce between Russia and Ukraine announced by US President Donald Trump.
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