TRUMP AIDE IN RUSSIA TO MEET PUTIN

A U.S. envoy pursued peace efforts in a trip to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday amid growing questions about the Kremlin's willingness to stop the more than three-year war.

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Russian forces hold the advantage in Ukraine, with the war now in its fourth year. Ukraine has endorsed a US ceasefire proposal, but Russia has effectively blocked it by imposing far-reaching conditions. European governments have accused Putin of dragging his feet.