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Putin, in No Hurry for 30-Day Truce, Seeks Ukrainian Concessions

The remarks by the Russian leader suggested he wanted to draw out negotiations or make a truce impossible. Ukraine’s leader called the response to a cease-fire plan “manipulative.”

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Ukrainian special forces preparing for an assault on Russian soldiers advancing toward the Dnipro region of eastern Ukraine last month.
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Putin Is ‘Carefully Studying’ Proposed Ukraine Cease-Fire

Russia’s leader recently rejected the idea of an interim truce in Ukraine. But he wants to maintain his relationship with President Trump.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, photographed by state media this month. He has previously spoken of a desire for “a long-term peace” rather than “some kind of respite.”
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