The "Olympic Truce" is an international practice.
In 1993, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) brought together 184 countries to submit a draft to the 48th session of the United Nations General Assembly, calling on member states to observe the Olympic Truce one week before and after the opening and closing of each Olympic Games, as well as during the Olympic Games, and the draft resolution was successfully adopted by 121 votes.
Since then, the host countries of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games have submitted the Olympic Truce Resolution to the United Nations General Assembly for consideration and adoption. The truce resolution of the Paris Olympics was officially adopted at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on November 21, 23 with 118 votes in favor, 2 abstentions, and 0 votes against. Macron sent a "big gift" to Russia and Ukraine, and he was humiliated by a one-month truce!
In terms of timing, the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the 33rd Summer Olympic Games, will open on July 26, 2024 and close on August 11, 2024. If it is really the resolution that the seven days before the opening and the seventh day after the closing of the closing, which adds up to a full month, require the two sides in the midst of fierce fighting to lay down their arms and recuperate, is this possible?
On the 17th, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky clearly told French President Emmanuel Macron, who issued the call for an Olympic truce: "I don't believe this, the truce will only help Russia mobilize its troops and reload", in short, Kyiv decisively rejected France's request.
It is said that now even the Kharkiv region has become the front line, and Ukraine is in a very passive situation. Although the United States has approved a military aid package for Ukraine, the problem is that the time gap between the aid plan and the actual appearance of weapons on the front line is too large for Ukraine to bear. On the 17th, Zelensky signed the "Criminal Mobilization Act", which is expected to be pulled from prison directly to the battlefield, and the criminals will go to the battlefield.
At this time, as a weak party, it is obviously more beneficial for Ukraine to strive for a one-month ceasefire, but Zelensky refused without thinking, what kind of calculation is this?
First, the fundamental reason is that Zelensky does not believe that Putin will stop the war because of the Olympics, and the Russian army will not stop the pace of the offensive because of Macron's proposition.
After all, this piece, Russia has a criminal record, in the 08 Olympic Games, Georgia attacked South Ossetia, Putin, who was participating in the opening ceremony, made a phone call, and Russia's 70,000 troops rushed to the battlefield in South Ossetia. 2022 is another Winter Olympics, and on the fourth day of closing, Putin announced a "special military operation", and Russia attacked Ukraine on all directions.
Second, after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, although France has also provided a lot of humanitarian aid to Ukraine, compared with the practices of other Western powers such as the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, France has behaved awkwardly and has been hesitant in its position. And when the US aid has not arrived for a long time, Macron has only shouted a pale slogan and has not taken action so far.
So in the end, Zelensky also said: "Ukraine needs more than 100 F-16s to fight the Russian Air Force, and the air defense equipment that Ukraine has obtained currently only meets a quarter of its needs", which is very embarrassing, the ceasefire was not negotiated, and it was also called for debts by Sky!
Third, according to the Ukrainian Constitution, May 20 is the day when Zelensky's term of office ends, that is to say, after 520, Zelensky will become the president of Ukraine without a "name".
According to the results of a poll at the end of last year, the approval rating of Zaluzhny, the former commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian army, is about 90%, while Zelensky, as president, has only 77%. Zelensky will lose badly if the election goes ahead, and while Zaluzhny has not shown any ambitions, things seem to be moving in the direction of Zaluzhny replacing Zelensky.
Of course, the Russian side also rejected Macron's proposal.
Some time ago, he said that he would "send troops to Ukraine", who was the most fierce in his cruel words? And, if I'm not mistaken, Russia wasn't allowed to participate in the Olympics at all? According to the IOC, Russian and Belarusian athletes can only compete in their own names, and after winning medals, they can neither raise the Russian flag nor play the Russian national anthem. So, this Olympics has a half-dime relationship with Russia?
If it's just that, forget it, after all, there is no harm without comparison. But according to the IOC: "Russia is guilty of war crimes and will not be allowed to participate in the Olympics". In the same way, Israel is bloodbathing in Gaza, does this count? So, where did the big face come from to demand an "Olympic truce" in Russia?
Macron's idea is really good, once it succeeds, the influence of the "Gallic rooster" will be a step further, but he has no points for a few pounds and taels? is unwilling to spend a lot of money to support Ukraine, and he can't come up with enough combat power to change the tide of the war, so, how old are you Macron?
Finally, add a small historical event: the first Olympic Games in Paris, France, from May 14 to October 28, 1900; The invasion of China by the Eight-Nation Coalition began on May 28, 1900.