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Putin may address Ukraine ceasefire proposal Thursday – Russia

The Kremlin has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may address a possible ceasefire with Ukraine on Thursday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Putin was set to take questions from reporters with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, while the latter is on an official visit to Russia.

When asked whether Putin would comment on issues beyond Minsk-Moscow relations, Peskov said everything would depend on what reporters would ask.

During talks between the US and Ukraine in Jeddah, a Saudi port city, on Tuesday, the Ukrainian delegation expressed willingness to agree to an immediate 30-day comprehensive ceasefire if Russia would do the same.

The US administration then lifted the temporary halt on arms deliveries to Kiev in return to Ukraine’s gesture.

Peskov on Wednesday said that Moscow would not publicly comment on the proposal discussed by the U.S. and Ukraine until when it would know all the details.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz have promised to provide Moscow with all the information about the Jeddah negotiations.

President Donald Trump of the United States on Wednesday said that a US delegation was on its way to Moscow, saying that he would want to speak with Putin by phone soon.

The White House, thereafter announced that special envoy Steve Witkoff would visit Russia in a few days.

Putin may address Ukraine ceasefire proposal Thursday – Russia

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