White House clarifies Witkoff, not Trump, spoke to Putin as Ukraine denies US president’s claim its troops are encircled in Kursk – live | Europe




Trump hails 'very good and productive' discussions with Putin

US president Donald Trump has just revealed that the US had a “very good and productive” discussion with Russian president Vladimir Putin, claiming “there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end.”

Trump also said the issue of Ukrainian troops in Kursk has been raised with Putin, and it was urged “that their lives be spared” after Russia claimed they were surrounded by Russian troops.

Here is his social media post in full:

We had very good and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin of Russia yesterday, and there is a very good chance that this horrible, bloody war can finally come to an end

— BUT, AT THIS VERY MOMENT, THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN TROOPS ARE COMPLETELY SURROUNDED BY THE RUSSIAN MILITARY, AND IN A VERY BAD AND VULNERABLE POSITION.

I have strongly requested to President Putin that their lives be spared. This would be a horrible massacre, one not seen since World War II. God bless them all!!!

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Ukraine denies claims of troops encircled in Kursk

And in the last few minutes, we’ve been getting more official lines from Ukraine’s military, via Reuters.

They say that reports about Ukrainian troops being encircled in Russia’s Kursk region are false, and there is “no threat” of encirclement, as their troops were pulled back to more “favourable” positions.

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Posted: 2025-03-14 16:11:10

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