Putin lauded the US proposal as “great and correct” and said Russia supports it in theory, but there are many things that still need to be discussed. The comments come as American special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow to brief Kremlin officials on the peace plan,

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasized that the terms are yet to be worked out and noted that any truce should pave the way to lasting peace.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he didn’t support an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine, calling for more discussion on a permanent end to the war as Moscow’s army made rapid gains toward expelling Kyiv’s forces from its Kursk region.