Trump Asks Russia to Spare Thousands of Surrounded Ukrainian Troops

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : "Reports of the alleged 'encirclement' of Ukrainian units by the enemy in the Kursk region are false and fabricated by the Russians for political manipulation and to exert pressure on Ukraine and its partners," the Ukrainian military's General Staff wrote in a March 14 Facebook post. Ukraine's military leadership claimed its forces in the Kursk region "have successfully regrouped, withdrawn to more advantageous defensive positions, and are executing their assigned tasks within the Kursk region.
38% : " Trump didn't say where these thousands of Ukrainian troops had become surrounded, but the post comes as Russia has claimed rapid progress retaking its Kursk border region.
28% : While Trump called on Putin to spare Ukraine's forces, the Ukrainian military leadership is denying its forces are even surrounded.
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 wrote.
18% : Trump's appeal for Russia to spare Ukrainian troops comes as he has worked to broker a 30-day ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. Taking to his Truth Social platform on March 14, Trump said his administration has had recent productive talks with Putin's team "there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end.

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