Russia wary of proposed Ukraine ceasefire plan as US talks begin

Russia has criticised a proposed US-Ukraine ceasefire, saying it would give Ukrainian forces a reprieve, as Donald Trump’s envoy, Steven Witkoff, arrived in Moscow for peace talks with Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said he had told the US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, that Moscow viewed the proposed 30-day ceasefire as “nothing more than a short reprieve for Ukrainian forces”. “Steps that merely imitate peaceful actions are not needed by anyone in this situation,” Ushakov said in an interview with Russian state television. Ushakov’s remarks appeared to be the clearest indication to date that the 30-day ceasefire

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