BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 08:20:00
Very optimistic at all. it is worth remembering that this is not a un brokered ceasefire, this is a unilateral declaration of ceasefire. we have seen that before. in the last two weeks since the siege on mariupol steelwork started, the russians said on a number of occasions we. fighting. they didn't stop fighting and people didn't take them up on it. so there are two questions. are they serious about the ceasefire? and would the civilians who had been under bombardment four weeks and months, would they believe them? i think thatis would they believe them? i think that is very, very doubtful. c...