Vladimir Putin said Ukraine must surrender after President Donald Trump urged the Russian leader to spare the lives of Ukrainian soldiers, following ceasefire talks between the U.S. and Russia in Moscow.

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After Washington brokered a 30-day ceasefire plan for Ukraine, the US president believed the ball was firmly in the Kremlin’s court. But it has been served back and Trump must stand by those his count

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We end the week with the latest on Ukraine and the US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia ahead of a busy weekend of diplomacy. What Putin wants: Vladimir Putin has said he “supports the idea” behind the US plan but added that it will allow Ukraine’s forces to regroup just as Russia’s military is gaining the upper hand in Kursk.

By Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia supported a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that fighting could not be paused until a number of crucial conditions were worked out or clarified.