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I am counting on the fact that all the combat tasks facing our units will be fulfilled, and the territory of the Kursk region will soon be completely liberated from the enemy,
Putin said
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People are going to Russia right now as we speak. And hopefully we can get a ceasefire from Russia,
Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting with Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin
That's what we want to know - if they're prepared to do it unconditionally,
Rubio said on a plane heading to a G7 meeting in Canada
I understand that we can count on strong steps. I don't know the details yet but we are talking about sanctions and strengthening Ukraine,
Zelenskyy told reportersEverything depends on whether Russia wants a ceasefire and silence, or it wants to continue killing people,
the Ukrainian leader addedI hope he's going to have a ceasefire."
Trump on WednesdayIf the response is, 'yes', then we know we've made real progress, and there's a real chance of peace. If their response is 'no', it would be highly unfortunate, and it'll make their intentions clear,
he addedI can do things financially that would be very bad for Russia. I don't want to do that because I want to get peace,
Trump saidIn the most difficult situation, my priority has been and remains saving the lives of Ukrainian soldiers. To this end, the units of the defence forces, if necessary, manoeuvre to more favourable positions,
he said, using terms which euphemistically describe a withdrawal
Moscow has every reason to believe that … if this process lands anywhere, it will land in a place that is more or less on Russia’s terms, as long as the process is being driven by Washington,
Greene said
There is a paradox in these talks and peace initiatives – Ukraine and Russia are both vying for Donald Trump’s attention and seeking to improve their positions with his help,
Naumov said in a commentary
Peace would allow Russia to influence Ukrainian politics and use peaceful means to ensure friendly relations,
Markov saidRussia could say ‘yes, but’ to a ceasefire offer, accepting a 30-day truce on condition that an embargo is imposed on arms supplies to Ukraine,
Markov wrote
As for the settlement of the situation, I would like to emphasize that it shouldn’t be aimed at a brief truce — some sort of a break for regrouping troops and rearmament in order to continue the conflict — but a long-term peace,
Putin has saidThe sort of ceasefire that it might be interested in is quite clearly not the kind of ceasefire that the Ukrainians or the Europeans might be interested in, although the Americans may be more malleable on that,
he added