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Sibyha: Ukraine is ready for a ceasefire, but will not take unilateral steps
Ukraine is ready for a partial ceasefire and a complete halt to hostilities, but any agreements must be fair, and Kyiv does not intend to make unilateral concessions.
This was stated by Foreign Minister Andriy Sibyha at a joint press conference with the foreign ministers of Finland and Norway in Helsinki.
According to the minister, the phone call between President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre with Putin was coordinated with Ukraine. After the conversation with the head of the Kremlin, the Northern European leaders also contacted President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“Ukraine seeks to end this war. We have realistic proposals and solutions. We are ready for a partial ceasefire and a complete end to hostilities. Of course, everything must be fair. We will not take any unilateral steps,” Sibyha said.
The minister emphasized that Russia’s statements about readiness to negotiate diverge from its actions: Russian ballistic missiles continue to attack Ukraine, and strikes on energy infrastructure threaten Ukrainians’ electricity and heating supply.
“Right now Putin is not demonstrating a genuine willingness to end the war. That is why strengthening Ukraine remains extremely important,” the foreign minister said.
Sibyha also thanked Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden for their support of Ukraine.
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