A 30-day ceasefire is a step toward de-escalation, as neither side would be able to fully restore its forces during that time.
According to a Ukrinform correspondent, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made this statement at a press conference on Tuesday in response to a journalist’s question about whether Russia might use a 30-day truce to prepare for a summer offensive.
“No one knows for sure what will happen. I believe that this period is not enough for anyone to fully restore their strength. So, a 30-day ceasefire is more about de-escalation, about the possibility of opening a dialogue. That’s what this is about,” Zelensky said.
He also addressed Russia’s condition that Western countries stop supplying weapons to Ukraine during the proposed truce.
“What deliveries are going to stop? The equipment and weapons have already been in Europe for months — that’s no secret, not even for the ‘Russians.’ They understand this. What was sent from the U.S. six months ago, in one form or another, is only now arriving. So that won’t help. That condition isn’t substantive — it means nothing. Only people who don’t understand how weapons supplies work would talk about that. And as for the idea that weapons wouldn’t cross into our territory during the ceasefire — that won’t work either, because the supplies we need are already in our warehouses,” the President emphasized.
As Ukrinform reported earlier, on May 10, Ukraine and its allies — France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Poland — proposed an unconditional 30-day ceasefire. Should Russia reject the proposal, Ukraine’s allies plan to increase sanctions on Moscow.
Source: Zelensky: 30-day ceasefire not enough for either side to fully restore military capabilities
