Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“US officials are headed to Russia to discuss a potential ceasefire in Ukraine, according to President Donald Trump. The news comes after Ukrainian officials agreed to a 30-day ceasefire following a highly anticipated meeting with US officials in Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the ‘ball is truly in their [Russia’s] court’ and that the US believes the only way to end the fighting was through peace negotiations. The American visit comes as President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region — parts of which have been under Ukraine’s control since an incursion last year. Russian TV aired footage of Putin meeting military commanders, who told him Russian troops had recaptured 86% of the area from Ukraine.” (03/13/25)