‘Will analyse and determine’: Vladimir Putin on Zelenskyy’s offer to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) and Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday stated he would “analyse” his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy‘s proposal, underneath which the warring neighbours would halt airstrikes concentrating on the opposite’s civilian infrastructure.
“We will analyse everything and take the corresponding decisions,” Putin instructed state TV reporters in Moscow, in accordance to information company AFP. However, the Russian chief alleged Ukraine was utilizing such websites for “military purposes.”
Putin’s response got here a day after Zelenskyy prompt Russia and Ukraine pause airstrikes on civilian infrastructure for a minimum of 30 days, a halt which might be prolonged additional. The proposal got here after there have been no air raid alerts in Ukraine on Sunday, as the 2 rivals noticed a fragile 30-hour Easter truce declared by Putin.
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On Sunday, Zelenskyy wrote on social media platform X, “There were no air raid alerts today. Hence, this is a format of ceasefire that has been achieved and that is the easiest to extend. Ukraine proposes to cease any strikes using long-range drones and missiles on civilian infrastructure for a period of at least 30 days, with the possibility of extension.”
However, each side accused one another of violating the truce. Zelenskyy claimed Russian forces violated the ceasefire “more than 200 times.”
The Ukrainian president wrote in the identical social media put up, “Since the beginning of the day, the Russian army has violated Putin’s ceasefire more than two thousand times. There have already been 67 Russian assaults against our positions across various directions, with the highest number in the Pokrovsk direction. There were a total of 1,355 cases of Russian shelling.”

Also on Sunday, US President Donald Trump, who has been actively making an attempt to finish the conflict of over three years since succeeding Joe Biden within the White House in January, stated he’s “hopeful” Russia and Ukraine would “make a deal this week.”