
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that Vladimir Zelensky’s proposal for a ceasefire is aimed at a respite for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a subsequent escalation of the conflict.
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Russia and Ukraine are in a state of armed conflict. The parties regularly exchange statements regarding the terms of the ceasefire.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky's proposal for a ceasefire will only provoke an escalation of the conflict. This statement was made by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova, RIA Novosti reports.
“He only needs a respite to make up for the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in manpower and equipment, in order not only to resume hostilities, but also to escalate the conflict,” she said.

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