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"We need to sit down and discuss this seriously," Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. He described U.S. President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan as "a set of issues put forward for discussion" rather than a draft agreement.
The majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, as the U.S. tries to broker a deal between the two countries.
Trump's Ukraine peace talks show potential as envoy meets Russian officials, but territorial disputes remain the key obstacle to ending the ongoing war.
A new U.S. push to end Russia-Ukraine fighting has set off a flurry of diplomacy by American, European, Russian and Ukrainian officials.
President Donald Trump said he would meet with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy when a deal to end Russia's war on Ukraine is finalized.
Russian officials say they have now received the revised U.S.-backed proposal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after high-level talks between American and Ukrainian negotiators in Geneva.
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the European Union's plan to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine could endanger the chances for a potential peace deal to end the nearly four-year war.
As President Trump pushes for peace, Ukraine's growing manpower crisis spells new uncertainties on the battlefield and the negotiating table.