Russia Stalls on Ceasefire, Claims It Sent Trump 'Additional Signals'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

78% : Trump wrote a post on his preferred social media platform, Truth Social, in which he praised Witkoff's "very good and productive discussions" with Putin on Thursday.
52% : He said "both sides understand" that a direct conversation between Trump and Putin is necessary.
51% : Peskov said Putin's messages were passed along to Trump by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, who arrived in Moscow on Thursday for a meeting with Putin.
49% : Through Witkoff, Putin also passed information and additional signals to Trump," Peskov said at a press conference on Friday, shortly after Witkoff left Moscow.
48% : Putin and Trump blasted some more signals at each other on Friday.
47% : Trump said.
42% : Among Witkoff's objectives is setting up a phone call between Trump and Putin, something Peskov said could happen after Witkoff brings Putin's messages back to Washington.
35% : "There is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end," Trump wrote.
23% : President Trump was referring to the Ukrainian force in Kursk.
20% : "BUT, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE RUSSIAN MILITARY, AND IN A VERY BAD AND VULNERABLE POSITION," Trump added, switching to all-caps for emphasis as he often does.

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