US awaiting Putin proposal for ceasefire, Rubio says
After President Donald Trump’s name with Vladimir Putin, the U.S. is ready for the Russian president to submit a proposal “that may result in a ceasefire,” Secretary Marco Rubio informed senators on Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk area on Tuesday, the primary time he stopped by since Russian forces ejected Ukrainian troops from the realm final month.
Throughout the go to, Putin met with volunteer organizations within the area and went to the Kursk-II nuclear energy plant, based on the Kremlin.
State TV confirmed the Russian president, accompanied by Kremlin first deputy chief of workers Sergei Kiriyenko, assembly volunteers and native officers within the area, together with appearing Gov. Alexander Khinshtein.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the western Kursk area on Tuesday. (SERGEI ILYIN/POOL/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Russia stated late final month that it had ejected Ukrainian forces from the Kursk area, placing an finish to the most important incursion into Russian territory since World Conflict II.
On Aug. 6, Ukraine carried out its boldest assault, pushing via the Russian border into the Kursk area, supported by swarms of drones and heavy Western weaponry.
Ukrainian forces have claimed as a lot as about 540 sq. miles of Kursk.
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Russia stated final month that it had ejected Ukrainian forces from the Kursk area. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Picture by way of AP)
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This comes after Russian and Ukrainian officers met in Turkey final week for his or her first direct peace talks in years, however the two sides failed to succeed in a ceasefire settlement.
The negotiations have been the primary face-to-face talks between the 2 international locations because the early weeks of the struggle that started with a February 2022 invasion by Moscow.
Reuters contributed to this report.
