{"id":2928,"date":"2025-05-07T10:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinewoodms.com\/?p=2928"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T16:22:13","slug":"kremlin-comments-on-ceasefire-plans-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pinewoodms.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/07\/kremlin-comments-on-ceasefire-plans-after-ukrainian-drone-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kremlin comments on ceasefire plans after Ukrainian drone strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"
The truce proposed by Russian president Vladimir Putin \u201cremains in force,\u201d his spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said<\/strong><\/p>\n The intensification of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian territory will not affect Moscow’s plans to introduce a 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.<\/p>\n Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russian forces would suspend all offensive operations from midnight on May 7-8 to midnight on May 10-11. According to Moscow, the truce is a humanitarian gesture to mark the 80th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and could serve as a catalyst for “the start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.”<\/em><\/p>\n Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has declined to support the ceasefire, dismissing it as a Russian ploy and an “attempt at manipulation.”<\/em> Instead, Kiev has ramped up its drone strikes on Russian territory, with high-ranking Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik saying on Tuesday that the past week saw a record number of civilian casualties from such attacks, with 15 people being killed and 142 others injured.<\/p>\n Peskov assured journalists on Tuesday that Russia remains committed to the Victory Day truce despite the actions of Ukraine.<\/p>\n “Yes, this is an initiative by the Russian side, by President Putin. It remains in force,”<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n