Rodion Miroshnik says a longer pause could be used by Kiev "to regroup, build fortifications, build up military capacity, and launch a new escalation"

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik noted that Vladimir Zelensky is interested in a longer ceasefire in order to try to change the balance of power on the battlefield

Ambassador-at-Large Rodion Miroshnik pointed out that pauses could only provide Ukraine with a chance to regroup and train its forces, which ran counter to Russia’s plans

Rodion Miroshnik says a longer pause could be used by Kiev "to regroup, build fortifications, build up military capacity, and launch a new escalation"

According to Leonid Slutsky, Zelensky’s initiatives on extending the ceasefire are a provocation to draw attention of his European sponsors