AWAITING PUTIN’S ANSWER: While Washington awaits Moscow’s response to the proposed 30-day ceasefire, Russian President Vladimir Putin is giving an answer of sorts, unleashing another night of drone and missile attacks across a wide area of Ukraine and donning military garb to visit his troops on the front line in Kursk, where he hopes to reclaim lost Russian territory before agreeing to any negotiations.

“Around a hundred ‘Shahed’ drones attack Ukraine each night. Missile strikes are regular. Some of our civilian infrastructure and ports have been hit, unfortunately, including in Odesa,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X. “The key factor is our partners’ ability to ensure Russia’s readiness not to deceive but to genuinely end the war. Because right now, Russian strikes have not stopped.”