politics
April 13, 2026
Kiev wants to extend ceasefire to buy time to rearm
According to Leonid Slutsky, Zelensky’s initiatives on extending the ceasefire are a provocation to draw attention of his European sponsors
TL;DR
- Ukraine is reportedly not ready for a complete ceasefire and wants to extend the truce to rearm.
- A Russian lawmaker called Ukraine's proposal for extending the ceasefire 'cynical demagogy'.
- The lawmaker suggested Ukraine uses ceasefire extensions to rearm and provoke European sponsors.
- Russia declared an Easter ceasefire from April 11 to April 12, ordering forces to suspend operations.
- Russian forces were ordered to be ready to thwart potential enemy aggression during the ceasefire.
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