President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday accused Russia of spurning efforts to halt fighting and save lives by launching new attacks on Ukraine despite Kyiv’s unilateral cease-fire.
His comments raise the specter of retaliatory Ukrainian strikes on Moscow during mass public events celebrating the end of World War II on May 9, after the Kremlin announced it would hold off attacks on Ukraine that day, hoping Kyiv would do the same.
"Russia's choice is an obvious spurning of a cease-fire and of saving lives," Zelenskyy wrote on social media.
Ukraine, he added, had earlier vowed to "act in kind" to the Russian cease-fire proposal this weekend, when Russians typically flood streets across the country to mark victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
"It is obvious to any reasonable person that a full-scale war and the daily murdering of people are a bad time for public 'celebrations,'" the Ukrainian leader said.
