{"id":2598704,"date":"2026-05-04T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-tells-putin-take-real-steps-to-end-war-after-moscow-drone-attack\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T23:02:48","slug":"zelensky-tells-putin-take-real-steps-to-end-war-after-moscow-drone-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-tells-putin-take-real-steps-to-end-war-after-moscow-drone-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky tells Putin &#8216;take real steps&#8217; to end war after Moscow drone attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-tells-putin-take-real-steps-to-end-war-after-moscow-drone-attack%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2598704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr zelensky proposed a competing ceasefire to Vladimir Putin shortly after a Ukrainian drone strike hit a Moscow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-peace-talks-close-to-collapse-as-battle-rages-in-the-east\/\" title=\"Zelensky Says Peace Talks Close to Collapse as Battle Rages in the East\">residential high-rise<\/a>, an attack that Ukraine had not previously been accused of. Ukraine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >long-range drone campaign<\/a> this year has largely targeted Russia\u2019s oil infrastructure, and the Moscow strike reportedly caused no casualties, though it breached the city\u2019s air defenses and came days before Russia\u2019s Victory Day parade in Red Square.<\/p>\n<p>Putin\u2019s government sought to prevent disruptions to the parade by announcing a unilateral ceasefire from May 8 to 9 and issuing a specific warning that Russia would carry out a large retaliatory missile strike on central Kyiv if Ukraine tried to disrupt the celebrations. Zelensky responded with an unconventional counteroffer: a unilateral ceasefire from May 5 to 6, stating Ukraine would reciprocate if Russia also stopped firing during that window. He framed the move as a way to protect human life and suggested Russia\u2019s Defence Ministry believes it cannot hold the parade without Ukrainian restraint.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> gave a competing ceasefire proposal to Russian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"79\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> shortly after a Ukrainian drone hit a residential high-rise in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has drastically stepped up its long-range drone campaign against Russia this year, mostly targeting its oil infrastructure. Its attack on Monday was an anomaly, breaching the capital\u2019s air defenses and hitting the apartment building but causing no casualties, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. The attack came just days ahead of Russia\u2019s annual Victory Day parade in Red Square, commemorating its victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4554319\/uae-intercept-missiles-iran-war-ceasefire-violation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>UAE says it intercepted 15 Iranian missiles in first major ceasefire violation<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553527\/amsterdam-bans-ads-meat-airlines-climate-crisis\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Amsterdam bans ads for meat, airlines, and more in effort to combat \u2018climate crisis\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4553728\/ceasefire-threatened-iran-missiles-drones-uae\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ceasefire threatened as Iran launches waves of missiles and drones at UAE<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Putin is eager not to have Ukrainian drones hit the city at the time of the parade, an attack that would constitute a PR disaster. To mitigate this, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced a unilateral ceasefire from May 8 to 9, saying it hoped Ukraine would follow suit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>To deter Ukraine from attacking the parade, the MOD issued a specific threat, breaking with its previous practice of issuing vague threats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the Kyiv regime attempts to implement its criminal plans to disrupt the celebration of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Russian Armed Forces will launch a retaliatory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promises-advanced-air-defense-systems-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"Biden Promises &quot;Advanced Air Defense Systems&quot; for ...\">massive missile strike<\/a> on the centre of Kyiv,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe warn the civilian population of Kyiv and employees of foreign diplomatic missions of the need to leave the city promptly,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky gave an unconventional response, declaring its own unilateral ceasefire beginning on May 5 to 6 and saying it would abide by both if Russia also ceased fire during that period.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that human life is far more valuable than any anniversary \u2018celebration,&#8217;\u201d he said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2051372128637800760?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/2051372128637800760?s=20\">post<\/a> on X. \u201cIn this regard, we are announcing a ceasefire regime starting at 00:00 on the night of May 5-6. In the time left until that moment, it is realistic to ensure that silence takes effect. We will act reciprocally starting from that moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is time for Russian leaders to take real steps to end their war, especially since Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry believes it cannot hold a parade in Moscow without Ukraine\u2019s goodwill,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Zelensky reveled in the precautions Russia was taking for its Victory Day parade, boasting in an address to leaders at the meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia, that it was a sign of Russian weakness.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4542471\/armenia-attempts-israel-relations-domestic-outrage\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4542471\">ARMENIA\u2019S ATTEMPTS TO WARM TO ISRAEL MET WITH DOMESTIC OUTRAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis summer will be a moment when Putin decides what to do next: expand the war or move to diplomacy,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd we must push him toward diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Victory Day is one of the most important national holidays in modern Russia, featuring a grandiose parade to celebrate and commemorate its defeat of Hitler\u2019s Wehrmacht in 1945. The war between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union remains the largest single war in history, with more troops engaged on the Eastern Front than every other front of World War II combined. An estimated 27 million Soviets died in the war, by far the largest share of casualties of the war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky proposed a ceasefire after a drone hit Moscow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2598705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26124680165407.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3733,79099,8630],"class_list":["post-2598704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-putin","tag-ukraine-russia-war","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26124680165407.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2598704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598708,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598704\/revisions\/2598708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}