Kyiv residents express disbelief in Putin's will to stick to ceasefire

Record ID: 1983494

  • Title: Kyiv residents express disbelief in Putin's will to stick to ceasefire
  • Date: 14th March 2025
  • Summary: KYIV, UKRAINE (MARCH 14, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING IN STREET (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) KYIV RESIDENT, 58, VALERII (NO SURNAME GIVEN), SAYING: “Who will believe the person whose actions were never in line with his promises? His promises have no value.” (SOUNDBITE) (Ukrainian) KYIV RESIDENT, 67, VALENTYNA (NO SURNAME GIVEN), SAYING: “One cannot take him (Russia
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  • Keywords: 30-day ceasefire Donald Trump U.S. proposal to ceasefire Vladimir Putin end to ear in Ukraine peace war in Ukraine
  • Location: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • City: KYIV, UKRAINE
  • Country: Ukraine
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Europe,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001878114032025RP1
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  • Story Text:Kyiv residents voiced doubts on Friday (March 14) about Russian President Vladimir Putin's will to accept U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine and adhere to is terms.
    Putin said on Thursday (March 13) that Russia supported the idea of a ceasefire in principle, but that fighting could not be paused until a number of crucial conditions were worked out or clarified.
    Putin has said he wanted Ukraine to drop its ambitions to join NATO, Russia to control the entirety of the four Ukrainian regions it has claimed as its own, and the size of the Ukrainian army to be limited.
    He has also made clear he wanted Western sanctions eased and a presidential election to be held in Ukraine, which Kyiv says is premature while martial law is in force.
    Trump, who said he was willing to talk to Putin by phone, called the statement "very promising" and said he hoped Moscow would "do the right thing."
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he thought Putin was preparing to reject the proposal but was afraid to tell Trump.
    (Production: Vladyslav Smilianets, Margaryta Chornokondratenko)
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