Zelenskyy: Ukraine and Allies to Draft Ceasefire Plan Within Ten Days
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that within the next week or ten days, a brief ceasefire plan will be developed, which should become the basis for a new peace process.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to Axios.
Zelenskyy stressed that the plan should be concise and contain only a few key points, without excessive details.
“Some quick points. Like a plan for a ceasefire. We decided we will work on it in the next week or ten days,” he emphasized.
At the same time, the Ukrainian leader expressed doubts about Vladimir Putin's willingness to take any real steps towards peace.
During the conversation, Zelenskyy also commented on the latest developments in relations between Washington and Moscow. He welcomed the new sanctions imposed by President Trump against the Russian military and oil industries, noting that they could cause serious economic damage to Russia.
However, in his opinion, sanctions alone are not enough, and Ukraine needs long-range missiles to force Putin to the negotiating table.
“I think that if Putin doesn't stop, we need something to stop him. Sanctions is one such weapon, but we also need long-range missiles," Zelenskyy said.
The President emphasized that Trump's decision to impose sanctions was an important step, but insisted on the need for “secondary sanctions” and increased pressure from Congress.
At the same time, he refuted claims of Russian military successes, stressing that the front line remains virtually unchanged and that Russian losses have reached hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded.
Zelenskyy said that, according to Ukrainian intelligence, Putin had secretly told his allies that Russia would seize full control of the Donbas region by October 15 that has already passed unmet.
"Russia can't do it. He doesn't have enough people. His strong battalions have been destroyed. Today on the battlefield, we stay mostly where we stood during this last 2-3 months," he stated.
As The Gaze reported earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of Russia’s recent test of its nuclear-powered cruise missile “Burevestnik,” accusing Vladimir Putin of focusing on military showmanship instead of ending the Russian-Ukrainian war.