After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender [View all]

Source: Reuters

After Trump request, Putin says he will let Ukraine troops in Kursk live if they surrender

Steve Holland, Dmitry Antonov and Andrew Osborn
Fri, March 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM EDT·4 min read

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump urged Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops that Russia is pushing out of its Kursk region, an appeal Putin said he would honor if they surrendered.

Trump posted on social media after his envoy, Steve Witkoff, held a lengthy meeting with Putin on Thursday night in Moscow that Trump described as "very good and productive".

"There is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end," Trump said, referring to a U.S. ceasefire proposal that Ukraine accepted this week and was under consideration by Russia.

The U.S. president said Russia's military had "completely surrounded" thousands of Ukrainian troops in Kursk who were "in a very bad and vulnerable position".

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