KIEV, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Monday described the Ukrainian ceasefire offer to Russia as "a serious proposal" to end the crisis and turn to diplomacy.
"If Moscow is prepared to end hostilities, it can do so already tomorrow night. Ukraine is ready: at midnight from May 5th to May 6th," Sybiha wrote on X.
"Peace cannot wait until 'parades' and 'celebrations,'" he stressed.
Sybiha also called on Ukraine's partners, peace-supporting nations and international organizations to back the call for ending hostilities.
Earlier on Monday, Russia's Defense Ministry declared a ceasefire on May 8-9 in honor of Victory Day, voicing hope that the Ukrainian side will follow suit.
Later on the day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine would implement a ceasefire regime with Russia starting "at 00:00 on the night of May 5-6." ■
