Moscow rejects Trump’s ceasefire plan
Russia does not favor the partial ceasefire proposals negotiated by the United States, since they “do not address the root causes” of Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on April 1.
In an interview with Russian propagandists, Ryabkov argued that the suggestions put forward by the United States fail to resolve the underlying issues behind the conflict.
“We haven’t heard from [U.S. President Donald] Trump a signal to Kyiv for a ceasefire,” Ryabkov claimed, despite Ukraine previously agreeing to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Black Sea and a pause in attacks on energy infrastructure.
“Everything on the table today is an attempt to find a scheme that would first allow for a ceasefire, as envisioned by the Americans, and then move to other models and schemes that, as far as we can tell, leave no room for our primary demand—the resolution of issues connected with the root causes of this conflict.”
He added that while Moscow is “seriously considering” the U.S. proposals, it cannot accept them in their current form.
“We have, without a doubt, a deeply and carefully thought-out set of priorities and approaches on this topic, developed in part by our negotiating team at recent talks with the Americans in Riyadh,” he said.
On March 31, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump has “expressed dissatisfaction” with both Ukrainian and Russian leaders in terms of U.S. efforts to end the war.
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