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Eugene

(64,231 posts)
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 11:06 AM Mar 15

After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender

Source: Reuters

After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender

Steve Holland, Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn
Fri, March 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM EDT·4 min read

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered.

Trump posted on social media after his envoy, Steve Witkoff, held a lengthy meeting with Putin on Thursday night in Moscow that Trump described as "very good and productive".

"There is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end," Trump said, referring to a U.S. ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted this week and was under consideration by Russia.

The U.S. president said Russia's military had "completely surrounded" thousands of Ukrainian troops in Kursk who were "in a very bad and vulnerable position".

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/news/kremlin-says-putin-sent-trump-100415795.html

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After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender (Original Post) Eugene Mar 15 OP
LET THEM LIVE IF THEY SURRENDER???? 70sEraVet Mar 15 #1

70sEraVet

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1. LET THEM LIVE IF THEY SURRENDER????
Sat Mar 15, 2025, 12:06 PM
Mar 15

THAT'S Trump's big 'deal-making' skills??
I swear, we are just letting the Ukrainians fend for themselves against a medieval warlord lacking any shred of humanity!

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