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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. President Donald Trump says he'll speak with his

Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin tomorrow. The Trump administration continues to pursue a ceasefire

deal in Ukraine. Trump has said he's cautiously optimistic. NPR's Charles Mainz says that's

despite a list of concerns Putin is raised about the

plan. President Putin is on record saying he supports Trump's ceasefire proposal in principle,

but the Kremlin leader also laid out a laundry list of issues that he insists require further

discussions. That includes how to keep Ukraine from using the ceasefire to rearm, who would

monitor the agreement, and what penalties might

exist for violating its terms. Ukrainian president, Vladimir Zelensky, accuses Russia of stalling

for time to improve its battlefield position. Meanwhile, Moscow continues to demand what a senior

Russian foreign ministry official called ironclad security guarantees, excluding Ukraine from NATO membership,

and ruled out NATO-aligned European peacekeepers monitoring any ceasefire if and when it comes. Charles Mainz, NPR News.

After strong winds in dry air swept across Oklahoma, the state emergency operations center there,

has responded to 130 fires. At least four people died.

Grayson Willer, member station KOSU, has more on the recovery efforts as at least 40 fires still

burn.

Oklahomaans are still working to get a handle on how much they lost, as official damage assessments

began today. Preliminary numbers show hundreds of buildings were destroyed.

Local churches, casinos, and community centers have opened their doors to feed and house people who lost their homes or found themselves otherwise displaced.

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