Putin Aide Pushes Back Against Ukraine Truce Before US Talks

A top aide to President Vladimir Putin said Russia wanted a long-term solution and not a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine as US officials arrived in Moscow for talks.

The comments from Yuri Ushakov reported by the Interfax news agency on Thursday underscore that Russia may not be ready to agree to the 30-day truce the US negotiators are seeking as part of US President Donald Trump’s vow to end the war quickly.

They also came as Russia said it expelled Ukrainian troops from a key town in the Kursk region, bringing Putin closer to his goal of completely dislodging Kyiv’s forces from his country and depriving Ukraine of a crucial bargaining chip.

Bob Hormats, Kissinger Associates Vice Chairman, explains why he doesn’t believe Putin wants to pull back from Ukraine and how Trump’s rift with the European Union is weakening US credibility among its allies. Bob speaks with Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney on Bloomberg Radio. (Source: Bloomberg)