Putin orders immediate defeat of the remaining Ukrainian troops in Kursk. The plane of Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has crossed the border with Russia, as reported by the state news agency TASS citing the flight tracking service Flightradar.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will formulate Moscow’s position on a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine himself, said Yuri Ushakov, an advisor to the Russian leader. However, Ushakov did not provide details on when a possible address by Putin might take place.