Putin Mulls Ukraine Ceasefire Deal but Seeks Concessions

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Days after Ukraine agreed to a U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan, Russian President Vladimir Putin has given his tentative support for the idea but appears to have many conditions that would need to be met.

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00:00Potential for peace in Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin considers a ceasefire

00:07deal after more than three years of war.

00:10We agree with the proposals to stop hostilities, but we assume that this ceasefire should lead

00:23to a long-term peace and eliminate the initial causes of this crisis.

00:32Ukraine earlier this week agreed to a 30-day ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. President

00:37Donald Trump and his aides in Saudi Arabia.

00:40But Putin is still trying to keep the upper hand, saying he needs to discuss details with

00:45the U.S., raising questions as to whether he will actually accept a deal.

00:50And on the ground, skepticism, too, from

01:20ordinary Ukrainians.

01:22Some fearing that Putin will use any ceasefire to regroup Russian forces before attacking

01:27again.

01:28As Ukrainians closely follow the latest in negotiations, they'll be thinking about what

01:57comes next, and what decisions made in Moscow and Washington mean for them.

02:02Andy Hsieh and Tiffany Wong for Taiwan Plus.

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