The key facts

  • From 04:00 Moscow time on October 27, a local ceasefire regime has been in effect in the Aleshky area for a humanitarian operation
  • Kirill Dmitriev said the bureaucrats of the EU and Britain 'have much to learn' from Trump's approach
  • Peskov suggested the ceasefire could become an example for other areas; the operation plan is laid out 'by the hours, days and minutes'

The ceasefire in Aleshky and Dmitriev's reaction

Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian president's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries and head of the RDIF, said on the social network X that the European Union and the United Kingdom should adopt US President Donald Trump's approach to resolving humanitarian issues in Ukraine. In his view, the American leader and his team consistently advocate peace initiatives instead of further escalation of the conflict. 'The bureaucrats of the EU and the UK have much to learn from such an approach,' Dmitriev wrote, as Life.ru quotes him.

What is known about the ceasefire regime

The statement was prompted by the start of a humanitarian ceasefire in Aleshky, Kherson region. From 04:00 Moscow time on October 27 a local ceasefire regime came into effect in this area. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Russian troops suspended combat operations in the Kherson direction to prepare a humanitarian operation; the Ukrainian side also confirmed the start of the ceasefire.

Organizing the mission and possible continuation

The organization of the humanitarian mission was discussed by Russian ombudswoman Yana Lantratova and her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Lubinets. Melania Trump's senior adviser Margo Martin... actually, Mark Beckman reported a detailed plan for the operation, laid out 'by the hours, days and minutes', but he did not disclose the contents of the agreed documents. The day before, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov suggested that the ceasefire in Aleshky could serve as an example for similar humanitarian arrangements in other areas — with US involvement.

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