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(TNS)
Moscow — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday thanked US President Donald Trump for his initiative to end the war in Ukraine.
Putin spoke positively at a press conference in Moscow about a cessation of hostilities, but said it was a lasting peace that was needed.
“We agree with the proposals to stop hostilities, but we
believe that the ceasefire should lead to lasting peace,” he was cited by state news agency TASS as saying.
Regarding the US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire, he said that the issue of Ukrainian troops in the Kursk region would have to be clarified.
Russia was also interested in ending the conflict by peaceful means, however questions remained about how to monitor a ceasefire, he said.
Russia launched the invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago.
Putin’s adviser on foreign policy, Yuri Ushakov, earlier announced a meeting between the Russian president and US special envoy Steve Witkoff for later Thursday.
There will be a meeting behind closed doors, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reported, citing Ushakov.
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