Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday that President Vladimir Putin had sent “an additional signal” to President Donald Trump regarding Trump's proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine.
Putin on Thursday called for several amendments that he, in principle, is ready to accept the proposal, but is unlikely to accept it by Ukraine.
Peskov I said Putin's message was passed on to Trump by US envoy Steve Witkov, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday for a meeting with Putin. Some of Witkov's goals are to have a phone set up between Trump and Putin. This is what Witkov said after bringing Putin's message back to Washington, Peskov could occur.
“Additional information has been provided to the Russian side. Through Witkov, Putin has also given Trump information and additional signals,” Peskov told a press conference on Friday shortly after Witkov left Moscow.
Peskov I said “There's a reason to feel this cautious optimism” about Trump's proposal, but there's a “great” need to do the job. He said “both understand” that a direct conversation between Trump and Putin is necessary. The last known direct conversation between the two leaders was almost a month ago.
Putin and Trump blasted several more traffic lights at each other on Friday. Trump I wrote it Posts On his preferred social media platform, Truth Social, he praised Putin and Witkov's “very good and productive argument” on Thursday.
“It's very likely that this terrifying, bloody war will finally end,” Trump wrote.
“But at this moment, thousands of Ukrainian troops are completely surrounded by Russian troops and are in a very bad and vulnerable position,” Trump added, switching to all caps for him often to emphasize.
“I urged President Putin to escape their lives. This is a terrible massacre, something that hasn't been seen since World War II. God bless them all!!!” Trump said.
President Trump had mentioned Kursk's Ukrainian military. Ukraine launched a Surprising rebuttal Kursk's August 2024 embarrassing Russian troops and urges Putin Calling reinforcements From his allies, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
The Ukrainian has been detained in Kursk for more than six months, but has recently suffered from a series of lines RetreatIncludes the loss of the largest town in Kursk they were occupying. Putin on Wednesday suggested that not only was the crisis of Ukrainian forces being eliminated entirely, but that the victorious Russian forces could create a “security zone” for Ukrainian territory where they were captured across the border.
Putin responded in his aired speech to the Security Council on Friday, accusing Ukrainian invaders of “terrorism,” but suggested that if they surrender unconditionally, they might receive generous treatment.
“I would like to emphasize that if they place their arms and surrender, they will be guaranteed life and decent treatment in accordance with international law and the laws of the Russian Federation,” Putin said.
“To effectively implement the US President's appeal, a corresponding order from Ukrainian military political leaders is required for military units to place their weapons and surrender,” he emphasized.
Ukrainian Army I insisted That force in Kursk is not surrounded or on the brink of destruction, and dismisses the opposition report saying it was “made by the Russians falsely.” They somewhat undermined these denials by ordering forced evacuation from Kursk in Smie, a part of Ukraine where Russia invades the border.
Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky said on Friday that Putin will simply “do everything possible to ensure that diplomacy fails.”
“Putin cannot escape this war, because nothing remains, which is why he is doing everything he can to block diplomacy at the moment.
Before Zelensky Rejected Putin's response to Trump's ceasefire is an overture as “very predictable” and “very manipulative.”
“We don't set conditions that complicate anything. Russia does. As we've always said, the only people who drag things out are those who aren't constructive,” he said.
