Charles Mainz
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According to Kremlin adviser Yuri Shikov, Putin weighed in on the U.S.
and Israel's war against Russia's ally Iran.
saying he supported Trump's recent decision to prolong a ceasefire with Tehran.
Yet that Russian advice did not apply closer to home.
After Trump suggested a deal to end the war in Ukraine was within reach, Putin insisted Kyiv was prolonging the conflict by failing to accept Russian territorial demands.
Putin did propose a temporary ceasefire when both Russia and Ukraine hold events commemorating the end of World War II in early May.
Yet Putin said Russian troops would ultimately achieve their objectives in Ukraine, a position Putin has held since he ordered the full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
According to Kremlin advisor Yuri Shikov, Putin weighed in on the U.S.
and Israel's war against Russia's ally Iran, saying he supported Trump's recent decision to prolong a ceasefire with Tehran.
Yet that Russian advice did not apply closer to home.
After Trump suggested a deal to end the war in Ukraine was within reach, Putin insisted Kyiv was prolonging the conflict by failing to accept Russian territorial demands.
Putin did propose a temporary ceasefire when both Russia and Ukraine hold events commemorating the end of World War II in early May.
Yet Putin said Russian troops would ultimately achieve their objectives in Ukraine, a position Putin has held since he ordered the full-scale invasion more than four years ago.
The Trump administration first introduced the sanctions waiver in March, part of an attempt to level out global energy prices amid the war in Iran.
The policy's extension effectively allows countries to legally purchase previously sanctioned Russian oil for the second month in a row.
envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the move amounted to an acknowledgment of the crucial role of Russian energy in maintaining the stability of the global economy.
Dmitryv predicted more than 100 million additional barrels of Russian oil would soon reach global markets.