Trump gives Putin deadline to agree Ukraine ceasefire | BBC News

US President Donald Trump has appeared to set a two-week deadline for Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, threatening a different response if the Russian counterpart was still stringing him along.

The president’s comments come after Kremlin escalated its attacks on Ukraine. The bombardments by Russia are said to have been some of the largest and deadliest attacks since the start of the war.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said he had spoken to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio about concrete proposals to be presented at a new round of direct talks with Ukraine next week in Istanbul.

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