Zelenskiy's Ceasefire Proposal, Russia's Rejection

0:00On April 6th, Ukrainian President Belodomir Zelensky doubled down on his cease-fire idea for Russia, saying he paused fighting if Moscow stops, hitting energy sites. He made this clear in his nightly address on April 6th, stressing it's a straight swap. No attacks from them, none from us. This proposal wins straight to Russia through U.S. channels, and Zelensky's team is still hashing out security guarantees with American negotiators. He called those guarantees the real foundation for any long-term peace. Last week, he floated a similar truce for Orthodox Easter, which hits this Sunday for both sides. But Russia brushed it off, pushing for a full peace deal instead, and hit back with drone strikes right after. Then came fresh attacks, including one overnight on the Black Sea port of Odessa, that killed three people. Zelensky pointed out, Russia seems dead set against even a holiday break. War continues on these talks amid the strikes, but for now, both sides dig in, leaving that Easter hope on ice as the conflict rolls on.

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