Putin Responds To President Trump’s Ceasfire Proposal

Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to President Trump’s ceasefire proposal for the Ukraine-Russia War.

Putin shared, “So the idea is good, and we absolutely support it, but there are issues we need to discuss, and I think we need to negotiate with our American colleagues and partners.”

He added, “Maybe a phone call with President Trump, but the very idea of ending this conflict by peaceful means we support that.”

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Per Fox News:

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is holding out “hope” that Russia will agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine as the first step to ending the brutal three-year-long war.

“We know where we are with Ukraine,” he told reporters while speaking from the Oval Office alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.

“Hopefully they’ll do the right thing,” he added in reference to Russia.

Trump’s comments came just moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an address in Moscow in which he thanked Trump for his ceasefire efforts, noting he agreed with them in “principle” but signaled he was not agreeing to the 30-day proposal as it stands now.

Trump said he was aware of Putin’s comments at the time of the Oval Office press conference and classified the Russian leader’s comments as “promising” but “incomplete.”

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Per CNN:

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at his Thursday news conference he has “reservations” about a potential 30-day ceasefire in the Ukraine war, saying it’s not clear how the situation would develop in Kursk and elsewhere if a ceasefire was implemented.

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Putin lauded the US proposal as “great and correct” and said Russia supports it in theory, but there are many things that still need to be discussed. The comments come as American special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow to brief Kremlin officials on the peace plan, with the Trump administration emphasizing that the ball is now in Russia’s court.

The United States and Ukraine held talks in Saudi Arabia earlier this week, in which Kyiv accepted proposals for a 30-day US-backed ceasefire covering the entire frontline.

“We agree with the proposal to cease hostilities but we have to bear in mind that this ceasefire must be aimed at a long-lasting peace and it must look at the root causes of the crisis,” Putin told reporters at a news conference after holding talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.