On October 12, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov responded to the idea of a “complete 60-day cease-fire to organize presidential elections” proposed by Ukrainian President Zelensky, saying, “In recent months, Zelensky and his 'Western masters' calls for a cease-fire had only one purpose — to get a break, to be able to reorganize forces, and Europe could also take the opportunity to send new weapons to it — but Russia does not think Zelensky deserves this kind of respite, and will not take his assurances and promises lightly again.” On the American Broadcasting Corporation's “This Week” program on October 11, Zelensky said in response to US President Trump's remarks that “Ukraine should change its president,” “Please tell Putin to give us a complete cease-fire of two months and 60 days, and we will organize elections.” In response, Russian presidential press secretary Peskov stressed on October 12 that Russia wants to reach a comprehensive peace agreement rather than a temporary cease-fire. Peskov also said, “If Ukraine really wants to hold elections, Putin is willing to order not to attack Ukraine on election day.”

Disclaimer:Webull uses external vendor Google Translation Service for news translations where we endeavour to ensure these are correct, however, we recommend that you please double-check this information accordingly. Webull is not responsible for translation errors or issues.