Putin agrees to ceasefire on energy, infrastructure targets in Ukraine
The Russian leader stopped short of backing a broader 30-day pause in fighting that the U.S. administration is pressing for.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
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Putin says he supports US proposal for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the terms of the ceasefire need to be worked out, including a mechanism to control possible breaches of the truce.
US officials bound for Europe for top-level talks on Ukraine
Top Trump administration officials will meet with European officials this week about how to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. officials said.
Opinion
Make Putin an offer he can’t refuse
Since Ukraine controls part of Kursk, it is in a position to barter over the details, argue analysts Alexander Vershbow and Hans Binnendijk.
By Hans Binnendijk and Alexander Vershbow
Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time
Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops, tired and bereft, have walked away from combat and front-line positions.
By Volodymyr Yurchuk
US senator claims Putin ‘doesn’t want Ukraine’
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Senate Committee on Armed Services member, claimed on a political talk show that Vladimir Putin 'doesn’t want Ukraine.'
Russia says it test-fired an ICBM from a new nuclear submarine
The report comes as tensions are soaring between Russia and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.
Grenade fragments found in Prigozhin plane crash victims, Putin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin made the comment Thursday, but there was no way to independently verify the statement.
Zelenskyy returns to Washington as GOP dissent grows to funding war
Zelenskyy arrived at the Capitol to talk privately with Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate to shore up support for Kyiv.
By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Ellen Knickmeyer, AP
North Korea says Kim Jong Un is back home from Russia
During Kim’s six-day trip to Russia, the two countries said they discussed boosting their defense ties but didn’t disclose any specific steps.
North Korean weapons likely won’t help Russia’s war on Ukraine–Milley
The top U.S. military officer said the recent North Korean and Russian summit means Pyongyang will probably provide Russia Soviet-era 152 mm artillery.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press