The Kremlin Foreign Policy Advisor, Yuri Ushakov, has said that the current 30-day ceasefire proposal doesn’t benefit Russia. However, all reports that Russia has rejected the proposal are untrue at this time, as Russian President Vladimir Putin will have the final say. Given White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s confirmed trip to Moscow soon, barring a significant development, it’s unlikely that we’ll see a full rejection or acquiescence to the proposal from Russia's top decision-maker before then.

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The Belarusian dictator Lukashenko is already in Moscow and stated that "Russia cannot be pressured into accepting a deal with Ukraine, as the U.S. pressured Kyiv." Lukashenko’s statement, along with those from senior Kremlin officials, suggests that Putin will reject the U.S. ceasefire proposal.

It’s worth noting that yesterday, President Trump said he would "destroy Russia’s economy" if Putin does not accept the deal.