I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal Top News for Friday, May 24th.

Here are today's headlines. Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.

That's according to an exclusive report from Reuters.

Russia sources have told Reuters that Putin is ready to stop the fighting and agree to a

ceasefire that recognizes the current battlefield lines. That would leave Russia

in possession of a significant area of four Ukrainian regions.

Reuters says that they spoke to a total of five people who work with or have worked

with Putin at a senior level in the political and business worlds.

One of the sources told Reuters, Putin can fight for as long as it takes,

but Putin is also ready for a ceasefire to freeze the war. Two of the anonymous sources that Reuters spoke with

say that Putin feels that the gains in the war are significant enough to declare a victory

and to sell the war as a victory to the Russian

people. But despite this report, an end of the war between Russia and Ukraine does appear

unlikely. Ukrainian President Zilinsky has promised to retake the land that Putin has taken,

and Zilinsky signed a decree in 2022 that declared any talks with Putin impossible.

One of the sources that Reuters spoke with did say that an agreement between Putin and

Zelensky appears unlikely while Zellinsky remains in power.

Next month, Switzerland is hosting talks with Ukraine and other nations to discuss plans to end the war,

but as of right now, Switzerland has not invited Russia and

Zelensky has said that Russia should not be there.

Israel's military said today that the bodies of three more hostages were recovered in Gaza.

The bodies of Hananao Vonka, Michelle Niesenbaum, and Oren Hernandez were found in northern Gaza during an operation between the Israel defense forces and Israel security agency.

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