As the US hopes Russia will halt attacks on Ukraine, European defence ministers are preparing for the peace option and how it will be policed. ITV News International Editor Emma Murphy, Washington Correspondent Robert Moore, and Political Correspondent Carl Dinnen have the latest.
US President Donald Trump has said officials are currently heading to Russia, in an effort to press Moscow to agree to a possible ceasefire with Ukraine.
This comes after Ukraine said on Tuesday that it is open to a 30-day ceasefire with Russia following talks with senior US officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, while meeting with Irish Taoiseach Michéal Martin in the Oval Office, Trump said that representatives are "going to Russia right now as we speak" to discuss the proposal.
"Hopefully, we can get a ceasefire from Russia. If we do, I think that would be 80% of the way to getting this horrible blood bath (to end)," he said.
Putin didn’t sound like someone about to agree a ceasefire. He gave the order to keep fighting to rid Kursk of Ukrainian troops. Any that are captured will be treated like terrorists, he said.
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