Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a ceasefire against Ukraine as a propagandist move during her speech at the G7 summit, reports AP.
In response to questions about Putin's proposal for a ceasefire, Meloni replied, that it seems to me more like a propaganda move than a real one.
"If President Putin’s proposal is: We are willing to have a peace negotiation if Ukraine recognizes the invasion of Ukraine and gives up the occupied parts ... doesn’t seem particularly effective to me as a proposal," Meloni said.
Putin's ultimatum and the attitude towards it
In short, the proposal from the Russian President is for Ukraine to give up its four regions and promise not to join NATO. More details can be found in the article by RBC-Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called this proposal another ultimatum from Putin and stated that his actions are aimed at reviving Nazism.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called Putin's proposal not serious.