Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supports a U.S.-proposed 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine but stressed more talks are needed, possibly including a call with President Trump.
The comment was Moscow’s first public response to a U.S.-backed 30-day ceasefire plan outlined this week.
Trump, calling Putin’s statement “promising,” said he hopes Russia will “do the right thing” and confirmed ongoing talks—including sending envoy Steve Witkoff to Moscow.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Putin would reject the ceasefire and “is afraid to tell President Trump directly that he wants to continue this war, that he wants to kill Ukrainians.”
