Ukrainian troops

March 15, 2025 9:30 AM

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

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....

Trump asks Putin to spare the lives of Ukrainian troops

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to spare the lives of thousands of Ukrainian troops who were "completely surrounded" by Russian forces. In a post on Truth Social, his social media platform, Trump stated that he made the appeal during a phone call with Putin on Thursday, which he described as "good and productive." Trump did not specify the exact location of the Ukrainian troops but was referring to the Russian military's advance in t...