US envoy to visit Moscow as US pushes for ceasefire

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61% : Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov meanwhile told state media that Witkoff was expected this week in Moscow, his fourth visit to Russia since Trump took office.
48% : "The Easter truce that he announced somewhat unexpectedly was a marketing operation, a charm operation aimed at preventing President Trump from becoming impatient and angry," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told FranceInfo radio. - London meeting - Ukraine's allies will meet in London on Wednesday, a senior Kyiv official told AFP, when they are expected to continue discussions on the contours of a possible deal they could all get behind.
44% : Ukraine's allies will meet in London on Wednesday, looking to agree the contours of a possible deal European leaders are scrambling to work out how to support Ukraine should Trump pull Washington's vital military and financial backing.
43% : "If we are talking about civilian infrastructure, then we need to understand, when is it civilian infrastructure and when is it a military target," he added. - Russian attacks - Many in Ukraine fear any settlement brokered by Trump would reward Russian aggression Russia hit a residential area in the eastern Ukrainian city of Myrnograd with drones Tuesday, killing three people and wounding two, local authorities said.
34% : Trump said over the weekend he hoped a peace deal could be struck "this week" despite no signs the two sides were anywhere close to agreeing even a ceasefire, let alone a wider long-term settlement.
30% : Trump, who promised on the campaign trail to strike a deal between Moscow and Kyiv in 24 hours, has failed since his return to office three months ago to wrangle concessions from Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt his troops in Ukraine.
18% : In Paris last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented Washington's plan for ending the conflict, though both he and Trump warned that Washington's patience was running thin and could lead it to withdraw.

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