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To spread: Representative of the Government of the Federal Republic, Germany Ste...

"Clocks": Germany has put Putin an ultimatum about a truce in Ukraine - the media

To spread: Representative of the Government of the Federal Republic, Germany Stefan Cornellius stated that the Kremlin should respond to a proposal about the 30-day truce in Ukraine by the end of May 12, otherwise the German government will start the preparation of new sanctions against Russia. About it reports The Guardian with reference to AFP.

According to journalists, the Russian authorities were warned in Germany that the clock is clicking, and if by the end of Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not agree to stop fire in Ukraine for 30 days, the Russians will threaten new sanctions.

A spokesman for Germany Stefan Cornellius, after a visit to Kiev, European leaders the day before, said that if the Russian Federation did not accept the requirement to set a ceasefire regime, preparation will "prepare" for new anti -Russian sanctions. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference following the meeting of the Coalition of those who want in Kiev on May 10 announced a truce for 30 days from May 12, provided that the Russian Federation agrees to a full ceasefire.

The Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov commented on Zelensky's proposal on the 30-day ceasefire on the same day and stated that the Russian Federation had a "position". At a press conference on the evening of May 10, Vladimir Putin made a proposal to restore direct negotiations with Ukraine "without prior conditions". On the evening of May 11, Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed to negotiate and noted that the condition would be a ceasefire in Ukraine to start the negotiations from May 12.