The Kremlin Responds to Threats of New Sanctions from Europe and the USA
The language of ultimatums cannot be used for dialogue with Russia, stated the Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, commenting during a briefing on the threat of new European sanctions against Russia in case Moscow refuses to cease fire in Ukraine, reports TASS.
"The language of ultimatums is unacceptable for Russia, it is not appropriate. You cannot talk to Russia in such a manner," emphasized the Kremlin spokesperson.
He also reminded that Russia had already received similar threats on May 10, which were also presented "in a rather ultimatum-like form."
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as well as the Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and Poland, Keir Starmer and Donald Tusk, visited Kyiv, where they proposed, during negotiations with the Ukrainian side, a 30-day truce starting from May 12.
On Monday, May 12, the German government announced that if the Russian Federation refuses the ceasefire proposed by Europe and Ukraine, the EU will begin preparing additional sanctions against Russia.
