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Pentagon spokesperson Kingsley Wilson holds a briefing after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he expects to hear from U.S. negotiators as soon as they finish their meetings in Moscow on a peace deal to end Russia's war in Ukraine. #russiaukrainewar #russia #ukraine #war #pentagon Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ | Reuters

President Vladimir Putin hailed what his commanders told him was the full Russian capture of the city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine as an important victory after a prolonged campaign, saying it would help Moscow fulfil its wider war aims. Russia, which uses the Soviet-era name of Krasnoarmeysk to refer to the city, has faced fierce Ukrainian resistance in its battle since mid-2024 to capture Pokrovsk, once a strategic logistics hub for the Ukrainian army. The city’s fall, if confirmed, gives Mo