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Putin questions Ukraine ceasefire plan and sets out string of conditions

Zelenskyy says Russia is ‘manipulative’ and seeking to extend the war while Trump says he is ‘ready to call’ Putin

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025

US Negotiators To Set Out Ukraine Truce Plan To Russia

US negotiators travelled to Russia on Thursday to present their plan for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, as Washington pushed Moscow for an "unconditional" pause to the three-year conflict.

International Business Times · Mar 13, 2025

Putin’s troops say they’re close to retaking Kursk from Ukrainian forces – here’s why it matters

Russia has ramped up its attempts to try and push Ukrainian troops out of the region in the past week

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

‘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 · Mar 12, 2025

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 · Mar 12, 2025

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 · Mar 12, 2025

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’.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Kyiv Suddenly Dismisses 'Hero of Ukraine' Major General Ahead of Ceasefire Talks With Russia

Major General Dmytro Krasylnykov, commander of Ukraine's Northern Operational Command, has been dismissed. He said he was not given an official reason

Latin Times · Mar 12, 2025

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 · Mar 12, 2025

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…

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025