Russia’s Putin Is Said to Be Ready to Agree to Ukraine Truce With Conditions
In this photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 5.
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Russia is willing to discuss a temporary truce in Ukraine provided there is progress toward a final peace settlement, according to people familiar with the matter in Moscow.
In the first signal of a positive response from President Vladimir Putin to US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for a ceasefire, the offer was conveyed at last month’s talks in Saudi Arabia between top Russian and American officials, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing internal policy.