He revealed that he had "strongly requested" Putin to spare the soldiers' lives, warning that otherwise, the world could witness a "horrible massacre" on a scale unseen since World War II

WASHINGTON | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw “good signals” toward finalizing a 30-day ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. While meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House, Trump offered guarded optimism when he was asked by reporters about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement earlier …

Ukraine has dismissed claims that its troops are trapped in Kursk Oblast amid Russia's ongoing offensive in the region. Kyiv's response followed President

The Russian leader says his forces have trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on Ukrainian troops fighting in the Kursk region to surrender, after US President Donald Trump urged him to "spare" the lives of Ukrainian soldiers.

Saudi crown prince says he supports "all initiatives" to end Ukraine war; G7 backs calls for ceasefire.

Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to spare Ukrainians in Kursk if they surrender, Trump proposes ceasefire deal in Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Ukrainian troops will be spared if they surrender. His comments followed Donald Trump’s claim that he urged Putin to ensure their safety. Trump described talks with Putin as "productive," raising hopes for a ceasefire.

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has said that Russia is likely to accept the proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but may attempt to delay the process. Her comments followed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s statement that he generally agreed with the idea, though he raised several conditions.

U.S. President Donald Trump described talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as "positive," urging him to spare encircled Ukrainian troops, amid hopes of ending the Russia-Ukraine war. While Trump highlighted the discussions on Truth Social, a White House spokesperson clarified that U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, not Trump, met with Putin in Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled tentative support for a proposed 30-day Ukraine ceasefire during talks with Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Thursday, but stressed unresolved “nuances” tied to battlefield dynamics and Kyiv’s potential exploitation of any pause. The remarks come as Moscow claims strategic gains in Ukraine’s Kursk region, where…

President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to "surrender" as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leader of seeking to sabotage a ceasefire initiative.

Donald Trump has insisted that peace talks with Russia are going "really well", despite claims that Putin is trying to delay a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.

Former United States National Security Adviser, John Bolton, said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is manipulating US President Donald

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