Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responds to Kazakh president's call for Putin to "stop the war"

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, has responded to a call by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev for Russian ruler Vladimir Putin to "stop the war".

Source: Sybiha on X (Twitter)

Quote: "We appreciate President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev telling Putin it is time to stop the war. A realistic, timely, and wise message."

Details: Sybiha noted that Ukraine has proposed stopping the war along the current front line and moving to diplomacy, but the Kremlin continues to reject this clear path to peace.

"Putin's spokesman has already dismissed the Kazakh president's proposal as well. The bottom line: Moscow must feel more pressure before it accepts realistic peace proposals," the foreign minister said.

Background:

• Tokayev earlier proposed that the Russia-Ukraine war be frozen during a meeting with Putin in Omsk, with a return to the Istanbul settlement formula and a move towards peace. "Perhaps it is time to freeze this conflict and return to the Istanbul 2.0 formula, as significant results were achieved there. After that – naturally under guarantees from major powers, including Russia – we can move forward," Tokayev said.
• Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in response to Tokayev's proposal that "freezing is impossible".

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