Zelensky: Russia refusing ceasefire ‘complicates the situation’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a press conference with the German Chancellor after a video conference of European leaders with the US President on the Ukraine war ahead of the summit between the US and Russian leaders in Berlin, on August 13, 2025. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse

KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia refusing to accept a ceasefire was complicating efforts to end Moscow’s more than three-year-long conflict.

“We see that Russia rebuffs numerous calls for a ceasefire and has not yet determined when it will stop the killing. This complicates the situation,” he said in a social media post late Saturday.

“If they lack the will to carry out a simple order to stop the strikes, it may take a lot of effort to get Russia to have the will to implement far greater — peaceful coexistence with its neighbors for decades.” /dl

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