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Russian President Vladimir Putin connected Saturday said the Ukraine struggle was “coming to an end” and thanked the United States for facilitating talks, portion stressing that the contented yet concerns lone Russia and Ukraine.“We are grateful to US for facilitating talks, but it's lone substance for Russia and Ukraine,” Putin said. He besides said, “I deliberation the Ukraine struggle is coming to an end.”Putin further said Russia was inactive awaiting a effect from Ukraine regarding a ample prisoner-of-war speech projected by US President Donald Trump.“We are counting connected the Ukrainian broadside to respond to the connection made by the President of the United States.
Unfortunately, we inactive person not received immoderate proposals truthful far,” Putin told reporters.The remarks came amid renewed diplomatic efforts surrounding a impermanent ceasefire announced earlier by Trump. The US president had projected a three-day truce betwixt Russia and Ukraine from May 9 to 11, coinciding with Russia’s Victory Day commemorations marking the Soviet Union’s relation successful World War II.In a station connected Truth Social, Trump said the ceasefire would see a halt to “all kinetic activity” betwixt the 2 countries.
Meanwhile, Putin adjutant Yury Ushakov said Trump’s hopes for extending the ceasefire beyond the announced play were “unfounded”.“Yes, [Trump's anticipation for an hold of the ceasefire] is unfounded,” Ushakov told reporters, according to Russian authorities quality bureau Tass. “But helium hopes for it, wherefore not? And helium is moving toward it.”He added that the continuation of immoderate ceasefire depended connected some Russia and Ukraine. “But this (a prolonged ceasefire) depends not lone connected him, but besides connected the different 2 parties,” Ushakov said.On the projected captive exchange, Ushakov said Russian and Ukrainian agencies were presently moving connected lists of prisoners of warfare and that the process could determination rapidly if some sides reached an agreement.“As acold arsenic I know, the applicable agencies are expected to beryllium actively moving connected the lists today, and if they scope an statement done their channels, the speech volition begin,” Ushakov said.He besides claimed Russia had already provided captive lists to Ukraine earlier the ceasefire announcement but had not received a response.“On our part, the preliminary enactment [on the captive exchange] was underway adjacent earlier the announcement of this ceasefire. And we had already provided lists to the Ukrainian side. We received nary effect from them. But now, possibly owed to the unit from [US President Donald Trump], arsenic I mentioned earlier, they volition hurry up with preparing the list,” Ushakov said.“First, we request to compile this list, place the existent individuals, and past scope an statement to statesman the exchanges. It each takes time, but I deliberation it tin beryllium done reasonably quickly. That's what we agreed on, but we'll spot however it turns retired successful practice,” helium added.
