97 m. ago Will Putin derail Trump’s peace plan? – Today in Focus Extra

Donald Trump has shown that he can get Ukraine to back a deal, but what about Russia? Patrick Wintour and Pjotr Sauer reportAfter weeks of diplomatic tension, on Tuesday the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, announced that Ukraine had signed up to a 30-day ceasefire agreement. As the Guardian’s diplomatic editor, Patrick Wintour, explains to Michael Safi, this deal would cover the whole of Ukraine and by accepting it, Ukraine will again receive military aid and intelligence sharing from the US. However, issues such as borders, elections and Ukrainian membership of Nato or the EU are not a part of this deal and will need to be finalised at a later stage.Having followed Russian negotiations during the Syrian civil war, Wintour describes the Russians as ‘masters at delay’ and on Thursday night at a press conference in Moscow, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, made it clear that while he supported the US attempt at a deal he could not sign up to it as is. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago 'Master chess player' Putin almost in checkmate as peace deal risks sparking Russian revolution

Vladimir Putin is often seen as a master tactician by his admirers, but he faces pressure from all sides as the world waits to see what his next move will be in the Ukraine ceasefire neogitations

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6 h. ago Steve Witkoff: Who is the real estate mogul Trump picked to broker Ukraine peace with Putin?

Steve Witkoff became friends with Trump over a deli sandwich – he is now a key man in the administration

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9 h. ago Moscow hit by drone strikes after Ukraine accuses Putin of trying to derail Trump peace bid

The drone strikes mark the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days - and appeared to be in direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire

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9 h. ago Ukraine hits Moscow with major drone strikes after Zelensky accused Putin of deliberately thwarting Donald Trump's peace plan

It was the second concerted Ukrainian attack on Moscow in three days, and appeared a direct response to Putin setting multiple conditions for any ceasefire.

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10 h. ago Zelensky attacks Putin's 'manipulative' statement on Ukraine ceasefire plan as Trump urges Russia to 'do the right thing'

Ukraine’s leader says Russia's president is preparing a rejection of the ceasefire proposal.

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21 h. ago Trump calls on Russia to do ‘right thing’ after Putin agrees on need for ceasefire but has 'serious questions' on US proposals

Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky rejects Putin’s statement claiming Russian leader preparing a rejection of the ceasefire proposal

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23 h. ago Putin agrees fighting must end in Ukraine but has ‘serious questions’ about ceasefire plan

The Russian president boasted that his forces are ‘on the offensive in all areas’

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24 h. ago UK warns Russian economy will be ‘crippled’ without a peace deal with Ukraine

Downing Street backed Donald Trump’s warnings of ‘very bad’ financial consequences for Moscow if Vladimir Putin fails to co-operate with peace talks.

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24 h. ago Trump hopes Russia ‘will do right thing’ after Putin calls for enduring peace but warns of issues – live

US president meeting Nato secretary-general after Russian president says he is in favour of ceasefire but flags ‘serious issues’ with proposalRussia wary of proposed ceasefire planSuspilne, Ukraine's state broadcaster, reports that Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Odesa, and partially occupied Zaporizhzhia were the Ukrainian regions that suffered overnight Russian attacks. Ukraine’s military has claimed it shot down 74 of 117 drones overnight, and that Russia also launched an Iskander-M missile.Russian media reports that Alexander Lukashenko, the leader of Belarus, has arrived in Moscow. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Putin says Russia 'agrees' to proposals for ceasefire in Ukraine if ‘long

The Russian president boasted that his forces are ‘on the offensive in all areas’

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25 h. ago Europe has 'no choice' but to prepare for war with Russia in the next decade, warns expert

Fears are growing in Europe that an emboldened Putin would use a peace deal as an opportunity to reinforce his military to attack Ukraine once against before turning his attention to the Baltic States

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25 h. ago Putin 'agrees to peace deal proposal' as he heaps praise on Donald Trump

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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25 h. ago Putin 'agrees to peace deal proposal' as he makes chilling 'surrender or die' threat

Russian despot Vladimir Putin has said Russia "agrees with proposals" for the potential 30-day ceasefire between his nation and Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Ukraine, with Trump seemingly acting as broker

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28 h. ago Putin’s ‘appetite for conflict’ will grow without Ukraine peace deal – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer’s comments came as diplomatic efforts continued to find an end to the war triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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33 h. ago Vladimir Putin issues chilling order to army as Ukraine peace deal hopes dealt another blow

Putin issued the chilling order during a rare appearance wearing military fatigues this week, telling troops they should permanently oust Ukrainians from their own territory

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47 h. ago How many times has Vladimir Putin broken ceasefire agreements with Ukraine?

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin has broken 25 peace agreements in the past decade

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51 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky issues peace deal 'red lines' as Putin plots to 'drag out' ceasefire talks

The Ukrainian President said in a new statement that his country would follow "red lines" and refuse to recognise any Russian occupied territories as belonging to Vladimir Putin

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57 h. ago Putin launches drone strikes on Kyiv hours after Trump challenged him to 'tango' and agree Ukraine ceasefire as pressure mounts on Kremlin to back down

The massive missile and drone attacks cast doubt on Vladimir Putin's willingness to accept Donald Trump's demands for peace in the three year war.

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57 h. ago Putin launches brutal new attack on Ukraine in horror response to peace offer

Russia launched a series of attacks on Ukraine last night, including one on Volodymyr Zelensky's home city of Kryvyi Rih, just as the President signalled readiness for a ceasefire

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