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Today, we're talking about ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine set to begin immediately,

sympathy and scrutiny surrounding President Biden's cancer diagnosis, who's left in the NBA

and NHL playoffs, and other top news for Wednesday, May 21st.

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President Trump and Putin had a high-stakes chat Monday night. Following the two-hour call, which

Trump described as going, quote, very well, he announced

that Russia and Ukraine would immediately begin ceasefire negotiations.

He briefed President Zelensky and several NATO leaders, then told reporters he believes

a deal is within reach, saying he thinks, quote, something's going to happen.

Russia's account of a conversation was more muted, saying only that it was ready to discuss a, quote, possible future peace agreement with Ukraine.

President Trump says the Vatican is very interested in hosting the peace talks and thinks

that could be helpful.

Meanwhile, European leaders issued fresh sanctions on Russia, saying Putin needs to immediately

accept the ceasefire proposal that's currently on the table.

The U.S. declined to join in the additional sanctioning, warning the pressure could backfire.

Here's a verse to consider whether you're conducting high-level international diplomacy,

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