The State Duma reacted to Macron's initiative on a temporary truce in the free zone

French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal is unprofitable for Russia. Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma's defense committee, said this on Monday, March 3. In this way, he reacted to the initiative for a temporary cease-fire in the zone of the special military operation (SVO).

The day before, Macron said that Paris and London propose to introduce a one-month truce on Ukraine. According to his proposal, made jointly with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, it is proposed to cease hostilities at sea, in the air and in relation to energy infrastructure, not including the situation on the ground, according to the website kp.ru . According to Macron, this is due to the fact that it is impossible to control too long a front line, reports RT.

He stressed that the temporary truce gives the Ukrainian troops the opportunity to regroup, they want a truce so that peacekeepers can enter these 30 days and become part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).

"This idea has already stuck in their teeth, it's been around for years, and I don't know, apparently their brains are completely numb that they can't come up with anything new. Of course, this should not be done in any case, it is absolutely unprofitable for Russia, moreover, it can simply disrupt our offensive," the deputy shared in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Macron also expressed his confidence in the resumption of dialogue between the American leader Donald Trump and the head of the Kiev regime Vladimir Zelensky after an altercation in the White House.

Earlier in the day, The New York Times newspaper, citing a source in the US presidential administration, reported that Trump on Monday href="https://iz.ru/1847881/2025-03-03/smi-uznali-o-planah-trampa-obsudit-s-cinovnikami-prekrasenie-pomosi-kievu?utm_source=yxnews&utm_medium=desktop&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fdzen.ru%2Fnews%2Finstory%2Fdcbb8071-f863-5d62-8ab5-72f3111d35d5" target="_blank">will hold a meeting with the national security team to discuss possible measures against Ukraine. It was clarified that Washington could suspend or completely cancel military assistance to Kiev, including arms supplies already authorized and paid for by the former American administration.

During the meeting between Trump and Zelensky in the Oval Office on February 28, a verbal altercation took place, according to 360.ru . The US president blamed the Ukrainian leader in a disrespectful attitude towards Washington. According to him, the Ukrainian leader is "playing with World War III" and is not ready to resolve the conflict.