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RUSSIA: Putin Aide Rejects Ceasefire Plan As 'Temporary Breather' For Ukraine

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Russian state media reporting comments from President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov following a call on 12 March with White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. Ushakov says he 'outlined Russia's position on the need for a long-term settlement in talks with the US' and hopes the US will 'take into account Russia's demands' for a resolution to the war. 

  • Claims that the proposed 30-day ceasefire 'is nothing more than a temporary breather for Ukrainian forces,' and that 'no-one needs steps that just imitate peace actions in Ukraine'.
  • Says that Ukraine joining NATO 'cannot be discussed' in the context of an end to the war.
  • The comments come as US special envoy Steven Witkoff arrives in Moscow for talks with senior officials to discuss the proposed ceasefire and the wider US-Ukraine talks that took place in Saudi Arabia at the start of the week.
  • Recent Russian gains on the battlefield, most notably reportedly retaking the town of Sudzha in the partially-occupied Kursk oblast, are seen as potentially dissuading Moscow from seeking a swift end to the conflict.
  • WaPo reported on 12 March "Russia should work to weaken the U.S. negotiating position on Ukraine by stoking tensions between the Trump administration and other countries while pushing ahead with Moscow’s efforts to dismantle the Ukrainian state, according to a document prepared for the Kremlin."
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Russian state media reporting comments from President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov following a call on 12 March with White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. Ushakov says he 'outlined Russia's position on the need for a long-term settlement in talks with the US' and hopes the US will 'take into account Russia's demands' for a resolution to the war. 

  • Claims that the proposed 30-day ceasefire 'is nothing more than a temporary breather for Ukrainian forces,' and that 'no-one needs steps that just imitate peace actions in Ukraine'.
  • Says that Ukraine joining NATO 'cannot be discussed' in the context of an end to the war.
  • The comments come as US special envoy Steven Witkoff arrives in Moscow for talks with senior officials to discuss the proposed ceasefire and the wider US-Ukraine talks that took place in Saudi Arabia at the start of the week.
  • Recent Russian gains on the battlefield, most notably reportedly retaking the town of Sudzha in the partially-occupied Kursk oblast, are seen as potentially dissuading Moscow from seeking a swift end to the conflict.
  • WaPo reported on 12 March "Russia should work to weaken the U.S. negotiating position on Ukraine by stoking tensions between the Trump administration and other countries while pushing ahead with Moscow’s efforts to dismantle the Ukrainian state, according to a document prepared for the Kremlin."