The expert assessed the likely reaction of the West to the truce announced by the Russian Federation before May 9.

Andrey Koshkin, head of the Department of Political Analysis and Socio-Psychological Processes at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and an expert at the Association of Military Political Scientists, assessed the likely reaction of Western countries to the truce announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 80th anniversary of the Victory.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Tuesday, April 29, the expert pointed out that the US team led by Donald Trump has changed its approach to the Ukrainian crisis. This, in turn, allowed Russia to look for approaches that would help move towards a sustainable world.

Koshkin expressed confidence that the President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelensky, "is now calling, coordinating everything with the leaders of Britain and France."

"They're trying to react somehow. On the one hand, they declare that they want to come to a settlement of the conflict, but on the other hand, they are delaying this process," the expert noted.

According to him, Western countries are trying to stay in the context of American proposals, publicly declaring the need to support them, but in practice they are doing everything just to "gloss over" the issue and prolong the conflict.

"Now, again, in Europe, everything is moving towards the fact that Western states are calling for total armament, for preparations for some kind of war against Russia, but this is clearly preparation for World War III," the political scientist said.

He added that this is extremely dangerous, and the UN cannot do anything about it, since it is "an organization biased by the demands of the Western world."

Broad test: Putin announces three-day truce in Ukraine by May 9th

How will this affect the conflict settlement process and will Kiev comply with it?

On April 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a truce in the days of the 80th anniversary of the Victory. It will be valid from 0:00 Moscow time on May 8 to 0:00 Moscow time on May 11, writes IA Regnum. According to Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader, "this is a manifestation of the goodwill of the head of the Russian state." The Russian side is guided by humanitarian considerations, writes 360.ru .

Russia expresses the hope that the Ukrainian side will also make this decision, according to RIAMO. At the same time, Moscow reserves the right to an "adequate and effective response" in the event of a violation of the ceasefire by the Kiev authorities, the website notes. kp.ru .

Vladimir Putin previously noted that Russia has a positive attitude towards any peace initiatives, which is why it launched the initiative at Easter, RT reminds.