Russian President Vladimir Putin said it is consistent with the idea of a ceasefire in Ukraine, but “questions” remained about the nature of the armistice as it identified a number of difficult circumstances.
The Russian president was responding to A 30 -day ceasefire planIt was approved by Ukraine earlier this week after talks with the United States.
Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski described Putin’s response to the plan as a “manipulation” and called for more sanctions against Russia.
Meanwhile, the United States has placed more sanctions on the Russian oil, gas and banking sectors.
Russian officials said Putin was expected to hold talks on a ceasefire Thursday evening with US President Donald Trump Steve Whittvo, who traveled to Moscow earlier that day.
It is not clear whether this meeting has already happened. On Friday, Russia’s media reported from the Flightradar air control site as saying that the plane believed to be carrying Witkoff had left Moscow.
Moscow and Washington did not comment on this issue.
Late Thursday and overnight, Russia and Ukraine have reported new drone attacks.
Ukraine said seven people – including children – were injured in the northeastern city of Kharkif.
Russia has reported a major fire in an oil facility in the southern city of Tabsi.
Speaking at a press conference in Moscow on Thursday, Putin said of the ceasefire proposal: “The idea is correct – and we support it – but there are questions that we need to discuss.”
Putin said that the ceasefire should lead to “a permanent peace and remove the radical causes of this crisis.”
“We need to negotiate with our American colleagues and partners,” he said. “Maybe I will receive a call with Donald Trump.”
“It will be good for the Ukrainian side to achieve a 30 -day ceasefire,” Putin added.
“We support that, but there are accurate differences.”
Putin said that one of the areas of disagreement is the western Kursk region in Russia, where Ukraine launched a military penetration last August and seized some lands.
He claimed that Russia has completely returned to Corcke, and said that the Ukrainian forces there “was isolated.”
“They are trying to leave, but we are in control. Their equipment has been abandoned.”
“There are two options for the Ukrainians in Kursk – surrender or die.”
On Wednesday, Ukraine Supreme Commander Olikander Serski said that the Ukrainian forces will maintain defense positions in the Corsak region “as long as they are appropriate and necessary” despite the “increasing” pressure from the Russian forces.
At the press conference on Thursday, Putin also identified some of his questions about how a ceasefire works. He asked: “How will these thirty days be used? For Ukraine to fill? Reinforcement of people? Or nothing of this? Then a question – how will this be controlled?”
“Who will give this matter to end the fighting? At any cost?
“He does not say” he does not say directly “, he is in practice, he is preparing to refuse.”
“Putin, of course, is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, wants to kill the Ukrainians.”
Zelinski said that the Russian leader had set a lot of pre -conditions “so that nothing at all.”
After Putin’s remarks, Zelensky, there is now a clear gap between the sites of both sides.
Ukraine wants a process in two stages: a quick fire stop and then talks about a long -term settlement.
Russia believes that you cannot separate the two processes and all problems should be identified in one deal. Both sides appear to be satisfied with the controversy of their differences.
Ukraine believes it can press Russia and draw it as a hesitant peacemaker, who plays for time. On an equal footing, she believes that she now has an opportunity to raise her basic interests, about NATO expansion and Ukraine’s sovereignty.
But this is a problem for Donald Trump. He made it clear that he wanted a quick result, ending the fighting in days.
Now, Putin does not seem to want to play the ball.
Gety picturesSpeaking at the White House after Putin’s remarks, Trump said he would “love” the Russian leader’s interview and that he hoped to “do Russia” do the right thing “and agree to the proposed truce for 30 days.
“We would like to see a ceasefire from Russia,” he said.
Speaking earlier at a meeting in the Oval Office with NATO Secretary -General Mark Retty, Trump told the reporters that he had already discussed details of Ukraine.
“We have discussed with Ukraine the land and land lands that will be kept and lost, and all other elements of a final agreement,” Trump said.
“Many details of the final agreement have been discussed.”
Regarding the issue of Ukraine’s accession to the NATO military alliance, Trump said, “Everyone knows what the answer is.”
The new sanctions on Russian oil and gas came as the Trump administration restricts access to American payment systems, making it difficult for other countries to buy Russian oil.
Earlier in the day, Kremlin Assistant Yuri Oshakov rejected Stop the proposal made by the United States.
On Wednesday, the Kremlin released a video saying that he showed Putin visiting the Kursk Russia region, wearing companionship clothes for military exhaustion. Russia later said it had regained the main city of Soda.
Russia launched a large -scale invasion in February 2022, and is now controlling about 20 % of Ukrainian lands.
More than 95,000 people Fighting for the Russian army He was killed in the war, according to the data that was analyzed so far and confirmed by the BBC. It is believed that the actual death number is much higher.
The Russian army has publicly not disclosed the losses of the battlefield since September 2022, when 5,937 soldiers had been killed.
Another Ukraine updated its victims in December 2024, when Zelinski confessed 43,000 Ukrainian deaths between soldiers and officers. Western analysts believe this number has been reduced.
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