Kremlin rejects Zelensky's offer for 30-day ceasefire

The Kremlin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's call for a 30-day ceasefire after the Ukrainian leader criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a three-day pause in the war in Ukraine to coincide with the annual Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.

The ceasefire proposed by Russia would take place from May 8 to 10, when Russia marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Zelensky questioned the need to wait until then for a ceasefire, saying it was a move “ just to provide Putin with silence for his parade .”

" We value human lives, not parades," Zelensky said in his evening address, proposing an "immediate, complete and unconditional " ceasefire for 30 days.

A proposal from the United States for an unconditional ceasefire, to which Ukraine had agreed, also remains an option, Zelensky reiterated.

" Russia knows exactly what to do and how to respond: to honestly stop the attacks ," he said.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister said earlier that the Kremlin's announcement on April 28 was disingenuous and that the ceasefire should begin immediately.

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