Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is in favor of the U.S.-led 30-day ceasefire proposal supported by Ukraine but added that any agreement for permanent peace must remove the “root causes” of the conflict.

“We agree with the proposal for a ceasefire, to cease hostilities, but we proceed from the fact that this ceasefire should lead to an enduring peace and should remove the root causes of this crisis,” Putin said, according to CNBC.

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Per CNBC:

“We are in favor of it but there are nuances,” he said when asked about the 30-day ceasefire deal brokered by the White House. Kyiv backed the plan on Tuesday, contingent on Moscow’s agreement.

Putin also thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for giving “so much attention” to the prospect of a Russia-Ukraine deal.

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Sky News reports:

Vladimir Putin has said Russia agrees to an end to fighting in Ukraine, but “lots of questions” remain over proposals for a 30-day ceasefire.

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The Russian president thanked Donald Trump for “paying so much attention to regulating the conflict in Ukraine” and said he needs to speak with his American counterpart.

Mr Putin said: “We agree with the proposals for the ceasefire, but our position is based on the assumption that the ceasefire would lead to long-term peace, something that would remove the initial reasons for the crisis.”

He described the situation in Russia’s Kursk region, where Ukrainian troops have pushed into Moscow’s territory, as “completely under our control”.

Ukraine accepted the proposal from the United States to enter into a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after bilateral talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

BREAKING: Ukraine Agrees To 30-Day Ceasefire, Offer Will Be Taken To Russia

“Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation,” the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement, according to CBS News.

“The United States will communicate to Russia that Russian reciprocity is the key to achieving peace,” the statement added.

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