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Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks

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Moscow and Kyiv are seeking battlefield gains to strengthen their negotiating positions ahead of any prospective talks to end the 3-year-old war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared Moscow ’s readiness for talks but emphasized that any peace deal should respect the “realities on the ground” Both sides have taken tough negotiating postures that leave little room for compromise.

Moscow also wants the West to lift its sanctions that have limited Moscow 's access to global markets.

U.S. , Ukraine and South Korea said North Korea sent 10,000-12,000 troops to Russia to fight in the Kursk region.

If Putin refuses to halt the fighting, Volker said Trump would “open up the spigot” and allow Ukraine to borrow as much money as it wants and buy whatever military equipment it wants.

Putin is unlikely to walk back his annexation of the four Ukrainian regions, a seizure that already has been written into the Russian constitution.