Putin says he agrees in principle with US proposal for 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace. "So the idea itself is correct, and we certainly support it,” Putin told a news conference in Moscow. "But there are issues that we need to discuss, and I think that we need to discuss it with our American colleagues and partners." He noted the need to develop a mechanism to control possible breaches of the truce. Another issue,…