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Live: Putin hails Russian progress in 'liberating' Donbas, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions
SOURCE:France 24 World|BY:FRANCE 24
Russia is pressing ahead with its plan to capture four Ukrainian regions it announced the annexation of in 2022 and is making steady progress, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. The Kremlin earlier said it agreed with US President Donald Trump that talks to end the Ukraine war were in their final stages. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced that allies of Kyiv will discuss security guarantees in Paris next month as part of a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. His statement came after Trump said Sunday that a peace deal was "a lot closer" but "thorny issues" remained. Follow our liveblog for all the latest developments.