30-day ceasefire would give ‘temporary break’ to Ukrainian military, says Russian official

A top Kremlin official stated on Thursday that the 30-day ceasefire, proposed by the US and agreed to by Ukraine, would primarily benefit Kyiv by giving its military a ‘temporary break’. The remarks came a day after a telephone call with White House national security adviser Mike Waltz.

Yuri Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy adviser, said that the US proposed temporary ceasefire would offer a “temporary break for the Ukrainian military.”

He also asserted that Russia wants a “long-term peaceful settlement that takes into account Moscow’s interests and concerns.”