Posted on 03/14/2025 10:01:07 AM PDT by McGruff
US President Donald Trump has praised talks held with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the US-proposed ceasefire deal in Ukraine as "good and productive".
This comes after Putin and US envoy Steve Witkoff met in Moscow on Thursday evening, during which they exchanged information and shared the US's "cautious optimism" over a peace process, the Kremlin confirmed.
Trump's Truth Social post on Friday said the talks provided "a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, maintained that Putin's response so far shows Russia wants to continue the war and does not want a ceasefire.
"That is why he is now doing everything he can to sabotage diplomacy by setting extremely difficult and unacceptable conditions right from the start even before a ceasefire."
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
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Why? Did Putin agree to a ceasefire? Otherwise, whats good for the goose...
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