- Category
- War in Ukraine
Kremlin Rejects Zelenskyy’s 60-Day Ceasefire Proposal for Elections, Stays Silent on Energy Truce
Prefer U24 Media on Google
- Authors
![Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk]( "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
The Kremlin rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s proposal for a 60-day ceasefire to allow Ukraine to hold presidential elections, Reuters reported on October 12.
Moscow also declined to comment on the energy truce US President Donald Trump announced.
We bring you stories from the ground. Your support keeps our team in the field.
Trump announced on October 9 that he had reached an agreement with the Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, for Russia to supply diesel to US and international markets. The deal included an immediate shipment of more than 300,000 tons, followed by larger deliveries in November and afterward.
“Please tell Putin, give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire, 60 days, and we will organize elections,” Zelenskyy told ABC’s “This Week” on October 11.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the proposal, arguing that Moscow was seeking a broader peace agreement rather than a temporary halt in fighting.
-802c286ddd890d3337be4f93c0ca3941.jpg)
“In the Kremlin, both President Putin and officials at other levels have repeatedly stated that we do not want a ceasefire,” Peskov stated, according to Reuters. “We want long-term peace and are prepared to do everything possible to achieve it.”
Russia has repeatedly pressed Ukraine to hold elections and has claimed that Zelenskyy lacks legitimacy because a presidential vote has not taken place. Ukrainian law prohibits elections while martial law remains in force, Reuters wrote.
Separately, Peskov declined to provide details on the energy ceasefire announced by Trump, according to Russian outlet Astra, which cited Russian state media.
“Contacts are continuing. As soon as we have something to tell you on this subject, we will certainly inform you,” Peskov stated when asked to comment on the announced energy truce, Astra wrote.
The remarks came after Zelenskyy stated that Russia had already violated the energy ceasefire and warned that Ukraine would respond to further Russian strikes on its energy infrastructure.
A day earlier, Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine was prepared to halt strikes on Russian oil refineries only if Moscow stopped attacking Ukrainian energy infrastructure. He emphasized that any de-escalation measures had to be reciprocal and backed by credible guarantees.
Discuss this article:
-9a7b3a98ed5c506e0b77a6663f5727c5.png)
-639d0a97447a85a7c7fbc14489070252.png "Footage showing a Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone deploying a net to bring down a Russian Molniya-2 attack drone. (Source: Ptashka Drones)")
-111f0e5095e02c02446ffed57bfb0ab1.jpeg "Photo of Roman Kohanets")