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We can’t know if Vladimir Putin will accept a ceasefire in Ukraine. But this is what he’ll be thinking

Key factors will drive the Kremlin’s decision. Can Russia fight on and for what? Or is there more benefit in allying with Donald Trump, asks Orysia Lutsevych of Chatham House

The Guardian - UK

Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response

Russia's Defense Ministry says its forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia’s Kursk border region, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin’s response to a proposed 30-day ceasefire in the three-year that Ukraine has endorsed

The Independent UK

Russian forces recapture Kursk, raising questions about US-Ukraine cutoff

Moscow’s military liberated in a week much of the territory Ukraine had held for seven months.

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Russian forces 'retake key town' of Sudzha in western Kursk region as Putin delays ceasefire to grab more land

Russian troops are reported to be gaining ground in the Kursk area from where Ukraine soldiers are withdrawing

Evening Standard

Trump says he hopes Russia will do ‘right thing’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,113

These are the key developments on day 1,113 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia mulls Ukraine ceasefire proposal as G7 foreign ministers meet in Canada

US officials have travelled to Moscow to put the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire to the Kremlin.

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Document for Russian leaders outlines plan to prolong Ukraine war by creating Trump tensions, report says

Calling Trump plan for peace within 100 days ‘impossible,’ document states ‘resolution’ can’t come before 2026. A U.S. expert noted Russia isn’t interested in an early peace, and Trump ‘doesn’t appear to understand’ that

The Independent UK

The ceasefire deal lays bare the bind Vladimir Putin is in

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 Independent UK

‘Thirty days could be just 30 minutes’: Warning Putin will break any Ukraine ceasefire after US strikes deal with Kyiv

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

The Independent UK

Voices: Putin cannot be trusted to stick to a ceasefire in Ukraine

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 Independent UK

Kyiv losing Russia’s Kursk after being blinded by lack of US intelligence, say Ukrainians

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

The Independent UK

Putin Reportedly Eager To Drag Out Ukraine Ceasefire Talks But Likely To Accept Truce

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

Latin Times

What leverage does Trump have over Putin in Ukraine negotiations?

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

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Evening Standard

US will ‘have contact today’ with Russia after Ukraine peace talks

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

Al Jazeera

Russia tight-lipped on ceasefire deal as US arms to Ukraine resume

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

Al Jazeera

‘Americans are on our side’: Russians laud US efforts to end Ukraine war

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

The Guardian - UK

Trump hints at financial repercussions if Russia rejects Ukraine ceasefire

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

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Evening Standard

OPINION - All eyes on Vladimir Putin for the Ukrainian ceasefire — and this is what he's seeking

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…

The Conversation

US and Ukraine sign 30-day ceasefire proposal – now the ball is in Putin’s court

Less than a fortnight after Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had their now-notorious row in the Oval Office and US-Ukrainian relations appeared irretrievably damaged, the two countries have reached an agreement. After nine hours of negotiations behind closed doors in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, negotiators signed off on a US proposal…

International Business Times

West Says Next Step 'Up To Putin' On Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal

Kyiv's Western allies upped the pressure on Russia on Wednesday to respond to a US-proposed 30-day ceasefire plan, after Ukraine backed the proposal aimed at ending the three-year war.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin's 'dilemma' over US-Ukraine ceasefire plan amid 'trap' fears but Russians wanting end to war

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky agreed the ceasefire plan despite their bust-up in the Oval Office

The Guardian - UK

A Trump-Putin pact is emerging – and Europe is its target

US betrayal of Ukraine is the rehearsal for a grander bargain with Moscow and an assault on continental solidarity, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Dizzying turnaround in US-Ukraine relations leaves all eyes on Russia

Putin may well stick to previous demands over Ukrainian elections and a rejection of European peacekeeping forces

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s acceptance of a 30-day ceasefire will be seized with glee by Vladimir Putin

ANALYSIS: There is no faith that the US are honest brokers in talks with Russia among the people of Ukraine or in its corridors of power, writes World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley

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