"An unlikely peacemaker": Office of President of Ukraine responds to Lukashenko's calls for ceasefire

Mykhailo Podoliak, Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, has stressed that a ceasefire would effectively ensure that Russia has a "right" to remain on Ukrainian territories it occupied. 

Source: Mykhailo Podoliak on Twitter

Quote: "Let's go through the facts once again. Any ceasefire would mean Russia has a right to remain on the occupied territories. This cannot be allowed to happen.

Unlikely ‘peacekeepers’ look laughable."

Details: Podoliak added that Ukraine has a right to transfer troops and equipment across its own territory as it sees fit.

Background: 

• In his address to the Belarusian people and parliament, self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko customarily blamed the West for all of his country’s troubles. He mentioned the Russian occupation of Ukrainian Crimea, boasted that he had allegedly done a lot for peace in Ukraine, and mentioned that Zelenskyy and Putin needed to negotiate a dozen times.
• In response, Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, claimed that a ceasefire was impossible due to the actions of the Ukrainian side.

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