US envoy arrives in Moscow for talks as Russian official says truce would only benefit Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier walks past at a city hall in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, August 16, 2024
AN ENVOY of US President Donald Trump arrived in Moscow today for talks on a 30-day ceasefire which Ukraine has accepted, but a senior Russian official argued would only help Kiev.
The diplomatic effort coincided with a Russian claim that its troops have driven the Ukrainian army out of a key town in Russia’s Kursk border region, where Moscow has been trying for seven months to dislodge Ukrainian troops from their foothold.
A US official anonymously told reporters Mr Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, had arrived.
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