No Truce Now, Just Capitulation: Lysenko

Ukrainian military victories and siege of Donetsk have prompted Russian terrorists to seek a ceasefire to prevent what they are promoting as a humanitarian catastrophe. However, Ukrainian officials appropriately demanded that the Russian forces surrender instead.

In a press conference in Kyiv, Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, said the only way for the rebels in Donetsk to save their lives would be to “lay down their arms and give up.” He said the Ukrainian side hadn’t seen the rebels show any real willingness to cooperate.

“If white flags come up and they lay down their arms, nobody is going to shoot at them,” he said. “(But) we have not seen any practical steps yet, just a statement.”

Indeed. Russian terrorists must surrender and withdraw from Ukraine deep into Russia. They can’t make any conditions. Just pick up and leave. Then Moscow must submit to an internationally guaranteed treaty in which they would commit to never invading Ukraine again.