The idea of a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine is a fraud that will be used to rearm and replenish the Ukrainian armed forces, said Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov.
„As practice shows, Kiev is generally unable to comply with any agreements. The very idea of a 30-day ceasefire as a condition for negotiations is a fraud, because it will certainly be used to rearm and replenish the Ukrainian armed forces. I am convinced that President Putin will make an accurate and unmistakable decision that meets the national interests of Russia“, Aksyonov said.
The recognition of the Russian status of Crimea by the US and other Western countries should not be given much importance, since the peninsula has been successfully developing without it for 11 years, Aksyonov continued.
„Our peninsula has been living and developing successfully for 11 years without recognition from the US, Great Britain or other foreign countries. And the media, as well as many leaders of Western countries, say one thing today, and another tomorrow. I would not attach much importance to this“, Aksyonov said.
He also noted that for all residents of Russia and Crimea, the status of the peninsula was determined long ago, back in 2014. „This is the main thing“, Aksyonov emphasized.