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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The proposed month-long truce brokered by the US will force the Russian president to concede that his territorial ambitions in Ukraine can go no further. It is time for Donald Trump to seal the deal

The Russian president will aim to exploit a truce, current and former senior European officials tell The Independent

COMMENT: As the Russian leader says the US-brokered truce is ‘difficult to accept’, a pause in fighting could be exactly what he needs to regroup – and to shatter the wartime solidarity keeping Ukrainian society united against his invading forces, says Mark Almond

The cutting of US intelligence to Ukrainian soldiers forced a retreat in occupied Russian Kursk, sources tell The Independent. It was the only Putin land taken by Volodymyr Zelensky’s forces during the three-year war

Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely agree to a truce eventually, but will seek to make sure his conditions are met before, Bloomberg reported

The Russian president remains unwavering in his demands, making wider sanctions and tariffs ineffective

Marco Rubio said a Russian rejection of the plan would ‘make their intentions clear’.

Sources claims Kremlin wary, as Poland reports that US military aid flow to Ukraine is already back up to speed.

A sense of optimism is being felt across Russia, but some remain sceptical about the possibility of peace.

US president’s comments come after Ukrainian counterpart said he believed ‘strong steps’ were under consideration

The ball is now in Russia’s court for the proposed ceasefire to start in Ukraine next Tuesday, according to the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. This is the first major breakthrough in peace talks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine over a thousand days ago – in which at least…