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Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed interest on Thursday in a U.S.-proposed cease-fire deal with Ukraine.
"We agree with the proposals to cease hostilities," Putin said after a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, a close ally. "But we proceed from the fact that this cessation should be such that it would lead to long-term peace and would eliminate the original causes of this crisis." Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at a possible Russia-Ukraine cease-fire deal, a G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada , and new European investments in South Africa .
Welcome back to World Brief, where we're looking at a possible Russia-Ukraine cease-fire deal, a G-7 foreign ministers' meeting in Canada, and new European investments in South Africa. Sign up to receive World Brief in your inbox every weekday. Truce Holdups Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed interest on Thursday in a U.
S.-proposed cease-fire deal with Ukraine. "We agree with the proposals to cease hostilities," Putin said after a meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, a close ally.
"But we proceed from the fact that this cessation should be such that it would lead to long-term peace and would eliminate the original causes of this crisis." Under the proposed agreement, both Russia and Ukraine would enact a 30-day truce and immediately enter peace talks. Humanitarian relief efforts would be discussed during this time, and both sides would prioritize the release of civilian detainees, the exchange of prisoners, and the return of forcibly transferred Ukrainian children.
Kyiv agreed to enact the deal on Tuesday during a high-level meeting with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia—but only if Moscow agrees to do the same.
"The ball is now in [Russia]'s court," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the time, adding that if the Kremlin says no, "then we'll unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here.
" But on Thursday, Putin said "there...
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