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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a U.S. ceasefire proposal for Ukraine in

principle, but says more talks on the subject are needed.

NPR's Charles Mainz reports a White House envoy is in Moscow for negotiations aimed at securing

Russian support of a ceasefire deal.

Speaking to the press at the Kremlin, Putin commended President Trump's efforts to end the war in Ukraine,

but said much about the ceasefire offer needed clarification, including whether Ukraine

would use the pause in fighting to

rearm and how the ceasefire deal could be monitored, much less enforced. Putin's comments came

ahead of a meeting with White House envoy Steve Whitkoff aimed at getting Russian support for the

ceasefire plan. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky immediately denounced Putin's assessment as a stalling

tactic to prolong the war.

President Trump has said he was encouraged by Putin's words and hoped the Russian leader would do the right thing.

Charles Mainz, NPR News.

Congress may be headed towards a government shutdown as Senate Democrats find themselves torn between voting for a Republican-crafted bill they don't like

or allowing

government funding to expire. ZNPR's Lexi Shepiddle reports the bill before the Senate would

keep the government open through September. Republicans need Democratic votes to break a

filibuster and advance the bill. Many Democrats say that helping to pass the bill would give

President Trump and his advisor Elon Musk the leeway

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