Putin, in favor of the proposal of Alto El Fuego, but also tries “the roots” of the conflict

The president of Russia, Vladimir PutinHe said on Thursday that he agrees with the High fire proposal In Ukraine presented by the United States and that Kyiv has already approved, but has emphasized that this initiative must also tackle “The roots“From the Ukrainian conflict.

According to Putin, the high fire agreement must also be aimed at a permanent peace between the two states, but emphasized that the situation in the Russian region of Curses -Where Ukraine launched an offensive in August last year that was finally defeated six months later, is a problem to take into account.

“The idea is good and we fully support it, but there are problems that we have to discuss”Added Putin, who currently points to a hypothetical mentioned with his American counterpart, Donald Trump, to tackle these frills that ‘grant this conflict through peaceful means’.

For Putin, the situation in Kursk is now such that the high fire of 30 days is beneficial for the Ukrainian part, but it has wondered what Moscow should do with enemy troops in the area. “Should we let them go after they have committed crimes against the civilian population, or will Ukrainian leaders order them to surrender?”he said.

Along the same lines, Putin emphasized that his troops were deployed in Ukrainian territory “They are practical in all sectors” And in the case of stopping his activities, they are exposed to the Ukrainian army that is reinforced with more troops, recovery of the suffering and training with the armament supplied by its Western partners.

“How is it guaranteed that all this does not happen?”Has doubted by a Putin who is there that in a front line of 2000 kilometers there is more than complicated to determine who and where a rape of the high fire has been. “All these issues must be carefully studied,” said the Russian president.

Meeting in the Kremlin

Putin will receive this afternoon Special ee. For the middle -old, Steve Witkoffwith which he will tackle the proposal. “The meeting between Witkoff and Putin will find behind him today,” he said Yuri UshakovPresidential adviser for international affairs, for the newspaper Izvestia.

Ushakov explained that Witkoff will tackle with Russian representatives, not only the regulation of the conflict in Ukraine, but also the normalization of bilateral relations between Moscow and Washington.

De Putin advisor has assured public television that a truce is “nothing but a provisional respite for Ukrainian soldiers. Nothing more (…) Our goal is a lasting peaceful arrangement that takes into account the legitimate interests of our country.”

“30 days of provisional respite. What gives us? It gives us something. It only gives the Ukrainians the opportunity to regroup, regain strength and continue in the same way,” he said.

“Unfortunately it has passed for more than a day and the world has not yet heard an important response from Russia to the proposals made,” said the Ukrainian president, warned the Ukrainian, Volodimir ZelenskiIn their social networks.

Zelenski has added that the delay of the Russian reaction “again shows that Russia is trying to extend the war and postpone peace as much as possible.” “We hope that the American pressure is sufficient to force Russia to end the war,” he said.