Putin Says U.S. Plan for Ending Ukraine War Needs Work

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the White House's 28-point peace proposal took into account Russia's perspective and is a good starting point for further discussions on ending the war in Ukraine, but described it as a list of questions requiring work.

- BY MATTHEW LUXMOORE

"Some of our partners try to rush this agreement," Putin said, in his first public comments about the recent U.S. initiative for peace in Ukraine. The Russian leader also addressed for the first time the leaked telephone conversations in which U.S