Russia on Saturday criticised Europe’s recent moves as “confrontational” towards Russia. This comes as top European leaders met Ukraine‘s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Kyiv and proposed a 30-day ceasefire.“We hear contradictory statements from Europe. They are generally confrontational rather than oriented towards attempts to somehow resuscitate relations,” Russia’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, answering a question not directly related to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Kyiv’s allies.French president Emmanuel Macron, German chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK prime minister Keir Starmer, and Polish prime minister Donald Tusk met Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday in a rare show of European unity since the beginning of the Ukraine war three years ago.
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The officials warned they may increase stress on Russian president Vladimir Putin if he refused to accept an absolute 30-day peace. They even said they had informed US president Donald Trump about the plan during a phone call the preceding evening. Trump even called for a 30-day absolute peace between Russia and Ukraine on Thursday, soon after speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the telephone. The Kremlin had announced a metaphorical three-day peace to indicate Russia’s Victory Day, beginning at midnight on Thursday and ending on Saturday. The wait was intended to mark the 80th anniversary of Russia’s World War II success. But, Ukraine quickly dismissed the walk, calling it dishonest.
