Russia Brushes Aside New Trump Deadline for a Truce in Ukraine

The Kremlin said it “took note” of Donald Trump’s threat to sharply curtail a deadline for Vladimir Putin to halt his war in Ukraine, though it made clear the Russian president is unlikely to change course.

“I would like to avoid making any judgments” about Trump’s statement, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Tuesday. Russia is continuing the war and is also committed to resolving the conflict “and to ensure our interests in the course of this settlement,” he said.