Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took back his offer of accepting Russian President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to negotiate peace and a ceasefire, despite Russia’s claims that it ceased operations in light of its request. Now operations have been resumed.
“Yesterday afternoon, in connection with the expected negotiations with the Ukrainian leadership, the Russian president and supreme commander ordered the suspension of the advance of the main forces,” said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, addressing reporters on Feb. 26. “Since the Ukrainian side essentially refused to negotiate, the advance of the main Russian forces resumed this afternoon in accordance with the operational plan.”
