
MOSCOW, March 13 (Reuters) - Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday that a proposed ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia would only give a breathing space for Ukrainian forces.
"I have stated our position that this is nothing other than a temporary respite for the Ukrainian military, nothing more," Ushakov said in a TV interview.
"It seems to me that no one needs any steps that (merely) imitate peaceful actions in this situation."