The president of Ukraine Volodimir Zelenski said today that ‘Does not believe’ Russia will respect the forthcoming three -day truce which will coincide with the celebrations of Niki Day in Moscow.

Putin suggested a three -day truce around May 9 [συγκεκριμένα από τις 8 έως τις 10 Μαΐου]when Russia celebrates its victory in World War II against Nazi Germany. According to Moscow, this move aims to try Kiev’s willingness to make peace.

“This is not the first challenge, nor the first promises that Russia made for a ceasefire … We know who we are dealing with, we do not believe them,” Zelenski told reporters at a joint press conference with Czech President Petr Pavel.

The Russian president had shortly declared a truce during the Easter weekend in April, which led to a reduction in battles, but was not fully adhered to.

In March, Moscow rejected an unconditional 30 -day truce proposed by Kyiv and Washington.

“Today and throughout the last few days, they are talking about the desire of some kind of partial truce, but you should know, for example, that the number of attacks today is the highest in recent months,” said Zelenski, citing a military report that has listed more than 200. “Therefore, there is no trust (in them),” the Ukrainian president added.

‘We believe that without increased pressure, Russia will not take real practical measures to end the war. Today there are 54 days that Russia even ignored the US proposal for a complete ceasefire, “he said. “We believe that a ceasefire is possible at all times, even today, and will have to take at least 30 days to give diplomacy a real opportunity.”

Pavel, a former NATO general, stressed that he is paying attention to those who are willing to respect the ceasefire, not to those who are just talking about it.

“Putin can end the war with a simple decision, but so far he has not shown the will to do so,” Cekho president stressed.

Zelenski, accompanied by his wife Olena Zelenska, today arrived in Prague on a two -day state visit.

The Czech government is a powerful supporter of Kiev after Russia has invaded Ukraine in 2022, and has led an initiative to procure large caliber ammunition to Ukraine on the basis of at least one million shells.

On the basis of the initiative, the Czechs have used their diplomatic, business and industrial expertise to find large caliber ammunition around the world and to move to Ukraine funded by NATO allies.

The Czech Republic has also welcomed more than half a million refugees and has supplied the Ukrainian army with equipment such as tanks, armor vehicles and helicopters.