WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday (Mar 14) to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin sai

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

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to discuss details of the American proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Ukraine, asking him to convey Moscow's thoughts to Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. Putin asked Witkoff late Thursday to give additional messages to…

The Russian leader said he supports ending fighting in Ukraine, but stressed that the terms of any truce agreement must eliminate "the root causes of the crisis." Follow DW for more.

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Ukraine insists its troops aren’t surrounded, but they are pulling back from areas they captured last summer.