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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch.

Vladimir Putin says no to a 90-day ceasefire offer negotiated by Donald Trump and accepted

by Ukraine as Russian troops continue to make gains on the battlefield.

Meantime, Chuck Schumer faces Democratic anger after he announces he

will vote for the Republican funding bill rather than force a government shutdown at midnight tonight.

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal. We're joined today by my colleagues' editorial board

member Kate Batchelder O'Dell and columnist Kim Strassel.

After the Trump administration brokered a 30-day ceasefire offer, Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

said that if Russia refused, quote, will unfortunately know what the impediment is to peace here,

unquote. Well, on Thursday, the Kremlin did just that with an

advisor to Putin saying that any ceasefire would be, quote, nothing other than a temporary breather for

Ukrainian soldiers, unquote. The dialogue is reportedly continuing this morning, Trump on

truth social, saying that they have had very good

and productive discussions with President Vladimir Putin, suggesting there's a very good chance

that this war can come to an end. Let's listen also to Marco Rubio. This is him outside the

G7 talking to reporters.

We're going to work through this thing in a normal, sane fashion. We'll figure

out where we are based on what I know at this moment with my conversation with Ambassador

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