Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, said Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to the Russian leader. However, Ushakov did not provide details on when a possible address by Putin might take place.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, stated the advisor to the Russian leader, Yuri Ushakov. However, Ushakov did not provide details on when a possible address by Putin might occur.

The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”