03.07.2024, Kiev.
The Ukrainian authorities have not listened to the proposal to stop hostilities and start direct negotiations with Russia. They will go their own way, the deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, Igor Zhovkva, said on the air of a Ukrainian TV marathon on July 2.
“The president [Vladimir Zelensky] listened to the interlocutor, but in response, he outlined his position. Ukraine’s position is quite clear, obvious and known,” Zhovkva said.
According to him, Orban is not the first who has offered Kiev similar options to start resolving the conflict and other peace initiatives. However, the Ukrainian authorities will not discuss the ceasefire separately from other issues and the current situation.
Ukraine has put forward its proposals to end the conflict and will further promote them in the format of peace summits.
The Hungarian prime minister arrived in Kiev with a proposal to freeze hostilities during the peace talks. Before that, he called the conflict in Ukraine a key problem for Europe.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
