Putin says there can be no ceasefire as Ukraine continues to attack Russia

The president of Russia, Vladimir Putinaffirmed that there can be no ceasefire at a time when the Army ukrainian attacks, commenting on the peace initiative of African countries in a meeting last night with Russian media.

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“There are things that are difficult or impossible to do. For example, one of the points (of the African initiative) is a ceasefire. But the Ukrainian Army is attacking, it is attacking, as they say, it is carrying out a major strategic offensive”, said the president, quoted by the official agency TASS.

In these circumstances, he added, one cannot ask Russia a ceasefire.

“We can’t cease fire when we’re attacked”stressed the head of the Kremlin.

At the same time, he stressed that the ukrainian troops They have not made progress on any of the fronts.

“Everywhere the enemy has been stopped and driven back”, he emphasized putinwhich assured that the Ukrainian forces suffer numerous casualties and that in some sectors the Russian troops go on the counteroffensive.

The president again insisted that Russia has never refused to enter into peace talks with Ukrainewhich -he stressed- by ​​decree has prohibited holding negotiations with Moscow.

Source: Elcomercio

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