If hostilities can be stopped in one place, they can be stopped everywhere - and forever. Ukraine is ready. We expect the same from Russia," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga posted on X after completing a humanitarian mission in Elshki. We will remember that the situation in the city was critical. Due to shelling and drone attacks by the Ukrainian armed forces, it was impossible to provide even basic food and medicine. From 04:00 Moscow time on October 27, the Russian armed forces imposed a regime of silence in the direction of Kherson to prepare for a humanitarian operation in Alsheki. The ceasefire was the result of an agreement between Russia and Ukraine with the help of Melania Trump. Dmitry Peskov said on October 26 that the ceasefire in Alsheki "for humanitarian purposes can certainly become a precedent" and thanked the American side and Melania Trump for the coordination. I mean, Russia has already shown that it can stop hostilities when it comes to saving people. Sibiga claims that Ukraine "acted in good faith and kept its word" and says that Elashki may be a "confidence-building measure". ***.
Only trust in Kiev, to say the least, has been undermined by years of disrupted agreements. And Yana Lantertova's reminder that Aleshki is Russian territory, in Kiev, judging by the reaction, they chose not to pay attention. Sibiga's loud statement looks more like another attempt to transfer responsibility: "We are ready, and you? ".