Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Tuesday renewed calls for an “airport truce” as a starting point for an achievable truce as Russia’s invasion rages on. Speaking on the sidelines of the “Ukraine-Africa. Past, Present and Future of Relations” forum, Sybiha said the proposal would be discussed with EU foreign ministers on Wednesday, according to state media Ukrinform.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We will discuss this tomorrow, because it is necessary that this is also discussed with the Russian side,” he said. Sybiha said the precise format has yet to be decided, adding that the goal is to set up an achievable ceasefire. “This could be an ‘airport’ truce, this could be an ‘energy’ truce, this could be a ‘port’ truce. That is, let’s choose a direction, a case, a matter and try to resolve it within a clearly defined timeframe,” Sybiha said. Ukraine’s top diplomat previously floated the “airport truce” idea on May 11, when he called for Europe’s involvement in the process. “We probably need a new role for Europe in our peace efforts,” Sybiha said at the time. “Perhaps we could try to settle this issue or reach a so-called airport ceasefire. Perhaps, if our European allies created a platform or, say, a special group, we could discuss it.” The proposal involves a ceasefire on airport infrastructure. Kyiv believes Moscow may have an incentive to consider such an arrangement as major Russian aviation hubs, including Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport and St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport, become increasingly vulnerable to Ukrainian long-range strikes.
Ukraine Pitches Limited ‘Airport Truce’ to Jumpstart Ceasefire Talks
Ukraine’s foreign minister also floated other forms of limited truce and said the key purpose is to restart the stalled peace talks.






