“We are for, but there are nuances. We are going everywhere. ” Putin - about the proposal to cease fire at the front in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he agrees to the proposal to stop hostilities, but it should lead to "to the long -term world." He stated this during a joint press conference with Alexander Lukashenko. The broadcast of the event is conducted by BelTA.

“We agree with the proposals to stop hostilities, but we proceed from the fact that this termination should be the one that would lead to the long -term world and eliminate the initial reasons for this crisis,” Putin said, answering the question of how he evaluates the US proposal about the ceasefire.

According to him, it would be good for the Ukrainian side to achieve a truce for 30 days. “And we are for [a truce], but there are nuances,” Putin added.

What will we do with a plug -in collapse [Armed Forces] in the Kursk region? If we stop fighting for 30 days, what does this mean? What is all [the soldiers of the Armed Forces] who are there, will go out without a fight? We should release them from there after they committed a lot of crimes against civilians? Or will the Ukrainian leadership give them a team to lay down their weapons, just surrender? How will it be? It is incomprehensible.

And how will other issues be resolved on the entire line of contact? And this is almost two thousand kilometers. And there Russian troops are advancing in almost all areas. <...> these 30 days will be used? In order for forced mobilization to continue in Ukraine? In order for a weapon to supply there? In order for the mobilized units to be prepared? Or none of this will be done?

Then the question arises: how will the issues of control, verification be resolved? How do we guarantee that nothing like this will happen? <...> Who will give orders for the cessation of hostilities? And what is the price of these orders? Almost two thousand kilometers [in contact]. Who will determine who and where violated the possible agreement on the ceasefire?

All these issues, Putin believes, require discussion, including, possibly, with US President Donald Trump. “The idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it, but there are questions that we need to discuss,” he added.

Putin emphasized that Russia will agree on the end of the war, "based on how the situation on Earth will take shape."

• The US authorities during negotiations with Ukraine, which took place on March 11 in Saudi Arabia, proposed to introduce a 30-day ceasefire on the entire front line. Kyiv supported this proposal.
• The special representative of the US President for the Middle East Steve Whitkoff arrived in Moscow on March 13 to discuss with the Russian side a proposal to cease and bilateral relations. According to the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Whitkoff will meet with Putin closed in the evening of March 13.